Antibiotics in groundwater under locations with high livestock density in Germany

Balzer, Frederike; Zühlke, Sebastian; Hannappel, Stephan

doi:10.2166/ws.2016.050

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“…Recently, antibiotic presence in surface water and groundwater was reported in a drinking water production site, in Germany, and among 26 antibiotics, eight were detected in surface water, while in groundwater, only trimethoprim was detected with concentrations between 5 and 12 ng/L, among the 11 wells [28]. Another research group also carried out their work at the same region, in the high livestock production area and found sulfamethoxazole up to 950 ng/L, and sulfadiazine and sulfamethazine below 12 ng/L among seven wells [16,82].…”

Section: Detection Of Antibiotics In the Environmental Matricesmentioning

confidence: 97%

Perspectives on the antibiotic contamination, resistance, metabolomics, and systemic remediation

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Antibiotics have been regarded as the emerging contaminants because of their massive use in humans and veterinary medicines and their persistence in the environment. The global concern of antibiotic contamination to different environmental matrices and the emergence of antibiotic resistance has posed a severe impact on the environment. Different mass-spectrometry-based techniques confirm their presence in the environment. Antibiotics are released into the environment through the wastewater steams and runoff from land application of manure. The microorganisms get exposed to the antibiotics resulting in the development of antimicrobial resistance. Consistent release of the antibiotics, even in trace amount into the soil and water ecosystem, is the major concern because the antibiotics can lead to multi-resistance in bacteria which can cause hazardous effects on agriculture, aquaculture, human, and livestock. A better understanding of the correlation between the antibiotic use and occurrence of antibiotic resistance can help in the development of policies to promote the judicious use of antibiotics. The present review puts a light on the remediation, transportation, uptake, and antibiotic resistance in the environment along with a novel approach of creating a database for systemic remediation, and metabolomics for the cleaner and safer environment.

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Section: Detection Of Antibiotics In the Environmental Matricesmentioning

confidence: 97%

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“…SDZ was detected in relatively high concentrations (except for in June), averaging 12 ng•L −1 in March and 21.3 ng•L −1 in August. 2016) reported that antibiotics entered surface waters through the effluents discharged from sewage treatment plants, sewage sludge, soil, groundwater, livestock excreta, and fertilizers containing livestock excreta; subsequently, pollutants from the surface water entered groundwater through the soil [42]. Accordingly, the observed concentrations and frequencies of antibiotics in the groundwater were lower than those in the surface water since the former could initially enter through other filtration and dilution media such as soils and streams.…”

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Concentrations and Risk Assessments of Antibiotics in an Urban–Rural Complex Watershed with Intensive Livestock Farming

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Kim

Kim³

et al. 2021

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Antibiotics used for the treatment of humans and livestock are released into the environment, whereby they pose a grave threat to biota (including humans) as they can cause the emergence of various strains of resistant bacteria. An improved understanding of antibiotics in the environment is thus vital for appropriate management and mitigation. Herein, surface water and groundwater samples containing antibiotics were analyzed in an urban–rural complex watershed (Cheongmi Stream) comprising intensive livestock farms by collecting samples across different time points and locations. The spatiotemporal trends of the residual antibiotics were analyzed, and ecological and antibiotic resistance-based risk assessments were performed considering their concentrations. The results showed that the concentrations and detection frequencies of the residual antibiotics in the surface water were affected by various factors such as agricultural activities and point sources, and were higher than those found in groundwater; however, frequent detection of antibiotics in groundwater showed that residual antibiotics were influenced by factors such as usage pattern and sewage runoff. Furthermore, few antibiotics posed ecological risks. The risk assessment methods adopted in this study can be applied elsewhere, and the results can be considered in the environmental management of residual antibiotics in the Cheongmi Stream watershed.

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“…Between 50% and 90% of antibiotics used in humans and animals are excreted via urine and feces as a mixture of parent and metabolite form into the environment via waste streams or stormwater runoff [2,3]. As a result, antibiotics have been detected in all of environmental compartments, e.g., in groundwater [4], drinking water [5][6][7], wastewater [7], surface water [8][9][10], sediment [11][12][13], and sludge [12]. It is inevitable that aquatic organisms have the potential to be exposed to ecotoxic effects of these unexpected residual antibiotics through the food web beginning with first consumer, e.g., algae [13], which means it may threaten to the global public health and the ecological security.…”

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Occurrence, Distribution, and Ecological Risk Assessment of Antibiotics in Selected Urban Lakes of Hanoi, Vietnam

Dương

Phung

Nguyen

et al. 2021

Journal of Analytical Methods in Chemistry

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Residue concentrations of fifteen antibiotics including sulfonamides, quinolones, macrolides, β-lactams, and trimethoprim in lakes from Hanoi metropolitan area, Vietnam, were analyzed using ultra-performance liquid chromatography coupled with tandem mass spectrometry (UPLC/MS-MS) to elucidate their occurrence and behavior in urban environment. For surface water, the average concentrations of five antibiotic classes decreased in the order: sulfonamides (117.9 ng/L) > β-lactams (31.28 ng/L) > quinolones (20.19 ng/L) > macrolides (17.74 ng/L) > trimethoprim (8.93 ng/L). While the highest concentration of SMX was detected at 806.5 ng/L in surface water, those obtained in sediment were only at 1.35 ng/g because of their high solubility in water. Quinolones were found at a maximal concentration of 158.7 ng/L for OFL in water phase whereas those in sediment phase were 4,017 ng/g due to their great affinity in sediment. These findings revealed the different fate and release mechanisms of each antibiotic group in the environment. The ecological risk assessment implied some targeted compounds, and in particular, OFL and AZM could pose high risks to algae in the aquatic ecosystem.

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Antibiotics in groundwater under locations with high livestock density in Germany

Cited by 37 publications

References 9 publications

Perspectives on the antibiotic contamination, resistance, metabolomics, and systemic remediation

Perspectives on the antibiotic contamination, resistance, metabolomics, and systemic remediation

Concentrations and Risk Assessments of Antibiotics in an Urban–Rural Complex Watershed with Intensive Livestock Farming

Occurrence, Distribution, and Ecological Risk Assessment of Antibiotics in Selected Urban Lakes of Hanoi, Vietnam

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