Investigation of Fluoroquinolones, Sulfonamides and Macrolides in Long-Term Wastewater Irrigation Soil in Tianjin, China | Zendy

Yali Shi | Zendy; Lihong Gao | Zendy; Wenhui Li | Zendy; Jiemin Liu | Zendy; Yaqi Cai | Zendy

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Investigation of Fluoroquinolones, Sulfonamides and Macrolides in Long-Term Wastewater Irrigation Soil in Tianjin, China

Author(s) -

Yali Shi,

Lihong Gao,

Wenhui Li,

Jiemin Liu,

Yaqi Cai

Publication year - 2012

Publication title -

bulletin of environmental contamination and toxicology

Language(s) - English

Resource type - Journals

SCImago Journal Rank - 0.543

H-Index - 70

eISSN - 1432-0800

pISSN - 0007-4861

DOI - 10.1007/s00128-012-0761-1

Subject(s) - wastewater , antibiotics , irrigation , soil pollutants , veterinary medicine , soil water , environmental science , soil contamination , environmental engineering , biology , medicine , agronomy , microbiology and biotechnology , soil science

Fluoroquinolones, sulfonamides and macrolides were analyzed in soil samples collected from suburban areas in Tianjin, China. Fluoroquinolones were the predominant class of antibiotics. The mean total concentration of fluoroquinolones (33.56 μg/kg) was 30-fold higher than one of macrolides, which were the second dominant class antibiotics. Sulfonamides showed the lowest level in soil. The spatial distribution of fluoroquinolones showed wastewater irrigation was a potential source of antibiotics. The individual antibiotics levels were all below the trigger value (100 μg/kg) set by the Steering Committee of Veterinary International Committee, indicating the low risk for organisms in the agricultural soils of Tianjin.

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