The　contamination　of　surface　water　by　pharmaceuticals　and　personal　care　products　(PPCPs)　has　attracted　widespread　attention,　but　data　regarding　their　impacts　on　groundwater　(GW)　are　sparse.　In　river-GW　interaction　areas,　rivers　are　likely　an　important　source　of　PPCPs　in　aquifers,　especially　rivers　impacted　by　sewage　treatment　plant　effluent.　Understanding　the　characterization,　transport,　and　risk　is　valuable　for　the　effective　protection　of　vital　aquatic　ecosystem　services,　environmental　health,　and　drinking　water　supplies.　To　attain　this　objective,　statistics　with　spatial　analysis　and　ecological　risk　were　used　to　assess　the　effects　of　artificial　recharge　(AR)　engineering　on　16　PPCPs　in　aquifers　in　North　China.　The　results　indicated　that　15　PPCPs　were　detected　in　unconfined　and　confined　aquifers,　with　a　few　PPCPs　being　detected　up　to　1,000　ng/L.　The　most　frequently　detected　PPCPs　were　sulfisoxazole,　sulfachloropyridazine,　sulfamerazine,　sulfamethazine,　sulfamethoxazole,　and　ibuprofen.　In　addition,　the　spatial　and　seasonal　variations　in　most　PPCPs　were　significant.　Furthermore,　the　maximum　concentrations　were　compared　to　the　predicted　no-effect　concentrations　to　evaluate　the　ecological　risk,　and　four　PPCPs　were　found　to　be　of　medium　or　high　ecological　risk.　This　study　highlights　that　AR　engineering　has　a　significant　ecological　effect　on　GW.