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Presence of Macrolide‐Lincosamide‐Streptogramin B and Tetracycline Antimicrobials in Swine Waste Treatment Processes and Amended Soil
Author(s) -
Zilles Julie,
Shimada Toshio,
Jindal Archana,
Robert Matt,
Raskin Lutgarde
Publication year - 2005
Publication title -
water environment research
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 0.356
H-Index - 73
eISSN - 1554-7531
pISSN - 1061-4303
DOI - 10.2175/106143005x41627
Subject(s) - tylosin , lincomycin , oxytetracycline , tetracycline , chlortetracycline , antimicrobial , biosolids , waste treatment , sewage treatment , sewage sludge , antibiotics , waste management , chemistry , pulp and paper industry , microbiology and biotechnology , environmental science , biology , environmental engineering , ecology , engineering
Little is known about the fate of antimicrobials during common agricultural waste handling procedures. To better define the potential scope of this problem, concentrations of antimicrobials throughout the waste treatment process were estimated based on known antimicrobial usage, and the resulting predictions of high antimicrobial concentrations indicated the need for further investigation. Samples from building pits, a solids settling basin, a holding pond, and soil amended with waste treatment byproducts were therefore analyzed for traditional chemical parameters and macrolide, lincosamide, and tetracycline antimicrobials. Substantial improvements in water quality were observed during the treatment process. While the macrolide tylosin was not detected, chlortetracycline, oxytetracycline, and lincomycin were found at high concentrations throughout the waste treatment process. Oxytetracycline and lincomycin were also detected in soil from a field amended with waste treatment byproducts.