Antibiotics in the aquatic environment – A review – Part I

Kümmerer, Klaus

doi:10.1016/j.chemosphere.2008.11.086

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“…After the β-lactam class of compounds (consisting of penicillin amongst others), sulfonamides are the most commonly used antibiotics in most countries (Kümmerer 2009a) due to their ability to inhibit gram-positive and gramnegative bacteria, as well as protozoa (Zhang et al 2009). The synthetic compound sulfamethoxazole (SMX) is one of the most popularly prescribed and consumed sulfonamide antibiotics (Cavallucci 2007;Hruska and Franek 2012) leading to its presence in the aquatic environment via WW discharge (Avisar et al 2009;Santos et al 2010) and its frequent detection in WWs at up to microgram-per-liter levels and surface waters at nanogram-per-liter levels (Batt et al 2007;Joss et al 2005;Kolpin et al 2002;Miège et al 2009;Peng et al 2006;Yargeau et al 2007;Gao et al 2012a).…”

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“…Although previous review articles have focused on the input, occurrence, fate, and effects of antibiotics in the environment (Kümmerer 2009a) and the biodegradation of a wide array of pharmaceutical compounds (in WW treatment and in the environment) (Onesios et al 2009), this is the first review to provide an overview and analysis of the knowledge on the biodegradation of SMX.…”

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Biodegradation of sulfamethoxazole: current knowledge and perspectives

Larcher

Yargeau

2012

Appl Microbiol Biotechnol

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Antibiotic compounds, like sulfamethoxazole (SMX), have become a concern in the aquatic environment due to the potential development of antibacterial resistances. Due to extensive consumption, excretion and disposal, SMX has been frequently detected in wastewaters and surface waters. This has led to numerous studies investigating the nature of SMX, with many researchers focusing on the biodegradation and persistence of SMX during wastewater treatment and in the environment. This review provides a summary of recent developments, outlines the discrepancies in observations and results, and demonstrates the need for further research to determine optimal biological removal strategies for SMX and other antibiotics.

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Biodegradation of sulfamethoxazole: current knowledge and perspectives

Larcher

Yargeau

2012

Appl Microbiol Biotechnol

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“…An increasing number of antibiotics are environmentally widespread and routinely found in aquatic environment including effluent of wastewater treatment plant, surface water, even drinking water (Kümmerer, 2009;Rivera-Utrilla et al, 2013), and they are of great concern for their toxicity and potential to induce resistance of drug acting on aquatic ecosystems and human health (Marx et al, 2015;Pomati et al, 2006). Industrial pharmaceutical wastewater treatment plants without effective treatment of antibiotics have become a significant threat for aquatic environment (Larsson, 2007).…”

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Efficient degradation of sulfamethoxazole by the Fe(II)/HSO5− process enhanced by hydroxylamine: Efficiency and mechanism

Liu

Han

et al. 2017

Journal of Hazardous Materials

148

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Fenton or Fenton-like processes have been regarded as feasible methods to degrade a wide variety of contaminants by generating reactive species, but the efficiency is highly affected by the slow transformation from Fe(III) to Fe(II) as well as pH. This study proposed a method by adding hydroxylamine (HA) to the Fe(II)/HSO5 -(Fe(II)/PMS) process to accelerate the degradation of contaminants, selecting a broad-spectrum sulfonamide antibiotic -

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“…Antibiotics are the most important drugs to treat human and animal infectious diseases, and to promote the growth of livestocks and aquaculture products (Kümmerer 2009;Martinez 2009). Several studies have documented that antibiotics are not completely metabolized in the body and thus are excreted as the unchanged or transformed components into environment via urine and feces (Jjemba 2002;Kümmerer 2009;Sarmah et al 2006).…”

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“…Several studies have documented that antibiotics are not completely metabolized in the body and thus are excreted as the unchanged or transformed components into environment via urine and feces (Jjemba 2002;Kümmerer 2009;Sarmah et al 2006). Antibiotics have been detected in various environments, such as surface water (Jiang et al 2011;Tamtam et al 2008;Zou et al 2011), ground water and drinking water (Hu et al 2010;Watkinson et al 2009;Yiruhan et al 2010), sediment (Kim and Carlson 2007;Luo et al 2011;Zhou et al 2011), soil (Golet et al 2002;Hu et al 2010;Shi et al 2012;Tamtam et al 2011), and biological samples Love et al 2011;Zhao et al 2010).…”

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Occurrence and distribution of antibiotics in urban soil in Beijing and Shanghai, China

Gao

Shi

et al. 2015

Environ Sci Pollut Res

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The recycling of reclaimed wastewater for irrigation and road cleaning is an important strategy to minimize water scarcity in megacities. However, little is known regarding the potential accumulation of antibiotics contained in reclaimed wastewater in urban soil. We investigated the occurrence and distribution of eight quinolones (QNs), nine sulfonamides (SAs), and five macrolides (MLs) antibiotics in urban surface soil in Beijing and Shanghai, China. QNs, especially norfloxacin (NOR), ofloxacin (OFL), and ciprofloxacin (CIP) were the predominant antibiotics in urban surface soil, and NOR revealed the highest average concentration of 94.6 μg kg −1 . The antibiotic concentrations in urban soil in our study were higher than those detected in agricultural soils after long-term wastewater irrigation and manure fertilization. The concentrations of antibiotics in Shanghai urban soil showed a significant negative correlation with soil pH and a positive correlation with total organic carbon (TOC), reflecting the effect of speciation and soil organic matter content on sorption and retention. In addition, antibiotic concentrations in the urban soil were positively correlated with heavy metal contents, likely due to their coexistence in reclaimed wastewater and the promoting effect of metals on the sorption of antibiotics. In several soil samples, NOR, OFL, CIP, enrofloxacin (ENR), and fleroxacin (FLE) showed higher concentrations than the trigger value of 100 μg kg −1 in soil, indicating a potential risk for the environment.

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Antibiotics in the aquatic environment – A review – Part I

Cited by 3,255 publications

References 134 publications

Biodegradation of sulfamethoxazole: current knowledge and perspectives

Biodegradation of sulfamethoxazole: current knowledge and perspectives

Efficient degradation of sulfamethoxazole by the Fe(II)/HSO5− process enhanced by hydroxylamine: Efficiency and mechanism

Occurrence and distribution of antibiotics in urban soil in Beijing and Shanghai, China

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