Pharmaceutical and Personal Hygiene Products (PPcPs): A Threat Little Studied in Colombian Waters

Velasquez Arias, Johana Andrea

doi:10.19080/artoaj.2019.22.556201

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“…This group includes medicines such as analgesics, antibiotics, and antidepressants, among others, and personal hygiene products such as tooth-pastes, mouthwashes, face creams, perfumes, etc. [5,6]. These compounds have been detected in all environmental areas, from residual water, soil, organic fertilizer, and sewage sludge, among others, and they are co-responsible for accelerating the spread of antimicrobial resistance and increasing human, animal, and ecological risks [7,8].…”

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Antibiotics in the Environment: Prescribing Risks to Non-Target Organisms

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Background: The cephalosporins class is among the most widely used group of antimicrobials worldwide. Antibiotics, together with other drugs and personal care products, make up a group of emerging contaminants. The effects of exposure to this group of chemical contaminants on non-target organisms are not well understood, as they are still poorly studied. Therefore, this study evaluated the phytotoxicity of five cephalosporins in Lactuca sativa. Methods: Lettuce seeds were exposed to different concentrations of antibiotics (25 to 500 mg/L) for 5 days in the dark. After this period, the germination percentage and the wet and dry weights were recorded. Results: The highest tested concentration (500 mg/L) inhibited the germination of lettuce seeds (p < 0.05); there was a decrease in dry weight when exposed to a first-generation cephalosporin (p < 0.05). Additionally, there was a significantly negative influence (p < 0.05) on the fresh weight, especially in the group that evaluated the exposure of seeds to 25 mg/L of Cefepime. Conclusions: We emphasize that there is no record of environmental concentrations of cephalosporins in soil, and therefore, we can indicate that it is possible to have environmental damage resulting from the inappropriate and constant disposal of cephalosporins in the environment.

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Effect of ibuprofen in vivo and in vitro on the sperm quality of the striped catfish Pseudoplatystoma magdaleniatum

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Atencio-García

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Determination and Removal of Selected Pharmaceuticals and Total Organic Carbon from Surface Water by Aluminum Chlorohydrate Coagulant

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In the present research, the removal of Total Organic Carbon (TOC) and erythromycin (ERY), fluoxetine (FLX), amoxicillin (AMO), colistin (COL), ethynylestradiol (EE), and diclofenac (DIC) from surface water by coagulation is studied. The concentration of selected pharmaceuticals in 24 surface water samples originating from some rivers located in Lesser Poland Voivodeship and Silesia Voivodeship, Poland, was determined. The removal of TOC and pharmaceuticals was carried out using the application of Design of Experiments (DOE), Response Surface Methodology (RSM), and by addition of aluminum chlorohydrate (ACH) as a coagulant. The study found that the concentration ranges of ERY, FLX, AMO, COL, EE, and DIC in analyzed water samples were 7.58–412.32, 1.21–72.52, 1.22–68.55, 1.28–32.01, 5.36–45.56, 2.20–182.22 ng/L, respectively. In some cases, concentrations lower than 1 ng/L were determined. In optimal conditions of coagulation process of spiked surface water (pH = 6.5 ± 0.1, ACH dose = 0.35 mL/L, Time = 30 min; R2 = 0.8799, R2adj = 0.7998), the concentration of TOC, ERY, FLX, AMO, COL, EE, and DIC was decreased by 88.7, 36.4, 24.7, 29.0, 25.5, 35.4, 30.4%, respectively. Simultaneously, turbidity, color, Total Suspended Solids (TSS), Chemical Oxygen Demand (COD), Total Nitrogen (Total N), and Ammonium-Nitrogen (N-NH4) were decreased by 96.2%, >98.0%, 97.8%, 70.0%, 88.7%, 37.5%, respectively. These findings suggest that ACH may be an optional reagent to remove studied pharmaceuticals from contaminated water.

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Pharmaceutical and Personal Hygiene Products (PPcPs): A Threat Little Studied in Colombian Waters

Cited by 4 publications

References 40 publications

Antibiotics in the Environment: Prescribing Risks to Non-Target Organisms

Antibiotics in the Environment: Prescribing Risks to Non-Target Organisms

Effect of ibuprofen in vivo and in vitro on the sperm quality of the striped catfish Pseudoplatystoma magdaleniatum

Determination and Removal of Selected Pharmaceuticals and Total Organic Carbon from Surface Water by Aluminum Chlorohydrate Coagulant

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