Uptake and Effects of Pharmaceuticals in the Soil-Plant-Earthworm System

Carter, Laura J.; Williams, Mike; Sallach, J. Brett

doi:10.1007/698_2020_617

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“…Our second goal was to assess the potential drivers of PPCP presence in each bee taxa. We predicted that PPCP presence would increase at sites with greater human development and with a higher density of floral plant resources at the sampling location, both of which can be potentially concentrated sources of PPCPs (Carter et al 2021;Meyer et al 2022). Overall, our study provides some of the first evidence for PPCP uptake in exclusively terrestrial bee species, while also demonstrating that both landscape-context and organismal traits may affect exposure to and uptake of PPCPs.…”

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“…Our first goal was to identify species-specific patterns of PPCP presence. We predicted that taxa interacting with (ground-nesting bees; i.e., B. vosnesenskii, A. texanus) would be more frequently associated with PPCPs than managed, colony-forming species (i.e., A. mellifera), as groundnesting taxa would more likely encounter PPCPs within groundwater and biosolids, similar to interactions observed in earthworms (Carter et al 2021). Our second goal was to assess the potential drivers of PPCP presence in each bee taxa.…”

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confidence: 99%

“…For example, bees are exclusively terrestrial insect taxa that provide pollination services in natural and managed ecosystems (Kleijn et al 2015). As has been observed in earthworms (Carter et al 2021), bee pollinators may be commonly exposed to PPCPs through soil contact, interactions with plants, applications of biosolids for fertilizer, or through contamination of water in terrestrial ecosystems. Due to the dramatic, recent declines in bee pollinators within terrestrial food webs worldwide (Potts et al 2010;Kleijn et al 2015), bee taxa may be promising, societally important model organisms for expanding PPCP research from aquatic to terrestrial ecosystems.…”

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Identifying drivers of sewage-associated pollutants in pollinators across urban landscapes

Meyer,

Brousil,

Lee

et al. 2023

Apidologie

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Human sewage can introduce pollutants into food webs and threaten ecosystem integrity. Among the many sewage-associated pollutants, pharmaceuticals and personal care products (PPCPs) are useful indicators of sewage in ecosystems and can also cause potent ecological consequences even at minute concentrations (e.g., ng/L). Despite increased study over the past three decades, PPCPs in terrestrial systems have been less studied than those in aquatic ecosystems. To evaluate PPCP prevalence and drivers in a terrestrial ecosystem, we analyzed managed and native bees collected from agroecosystems in Washington State (USA) for PPCPs.Caffeine, paraxanthine, cotinine, and acetaminophen were detected in all three evaluated taxa (Bombus vosnesenskii, Agapostemon texanus, and Apis mellifera), with B. vosnesenskii and A. texanus having a higher probability of PPCP detection relative to A. mellifera. The probability for PPCP presence in all three taxa increased in landscapes with more human development or greater plant abundance, with significant but negative interactions among these factors. These results suggest that human activity, availability of resources, and species-specific traits affect the introduction and mobilization of PPCPs in terrestrial ecosystems. Consequently, monitoring PPCPs and their ecological responses in terrestrial ecosystems creates opportunities to synthesize consequences of sewage pollution across terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems and organism types.

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Identifying drivers of sewage-associated pollutants in pollinators across urban landscapes

Meyer,

Brousil,

Lee

et al. 2023

Apidologie

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“…Chemicals. The studied pharmaceuticals were selected based on their frequency and concentration detected in treated wastewater, biosolids, animal manure, and agricultural lands, 36 and covered a wide range of physicochemical properties and purpose of use (Table S1). Fifteen pharmaceuticals were selected including nine antibiotics (sulfadiazine, sulfamethoxazole, carbadox, triclosan, trimethoprim, lincomycin, oxytetracycline, monensin, and tylosin), two antiepileptics (carbamazepine and lamotrigine), two hormones (estrone and 17 β-estradiol), one antipyretic (acetaminophen), and one stimulant (caffeine).…”

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Characterization of Plant Accumulation of Pharmaceuticals from Soils with Their Concentration in Soil Pore Water

Sallach

Zhang

et al. 2022

Environ. Sci. Technol.

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Predicting plant uptake of pharmaceuticals from soils is very challenging because many pharmaceuticals are ionizable compounds, which experience highly variable sorption/desorption and transformation processes in soils. This study aimed to elucidate how the equilibrium between sorbed and dissolved phases influences radish uptake of 15 pharmaceuticals from three soils with different properties. After 30 days of uptake, the accumulation of acetaminophen, carbamazepine, lamotrigine, carbadox, trimethoprim, and triclosan in radish ranked as Riddles > Capac > Spinks soil. In contrast, radish accumulation of caffeine, lincomycin, monensin, tylosin, sulfadiazine, and sulfamethoxazole exhibited the opposite order of Riddles < Capac < Spinks soil. Oxytetracycline and estrone demonstrated similar accumulation in radish grown in the three soils. Accumulation of pharmaceuticals in radish demonstrated no apparent relation with their concentration in soils. However, we identified strong positive correlation between pharmaceutical accumulation in radish and their corresponding concentration in soil pore water. These results reveal that pharmaceutical in soil pore water is the dominant fraction bioavailable to plant uptake. Relatively constant root concentration factors (RCFs) on the basis of pharmaceutical concentration in soil pore water, compared to the highly variable RCFs derived from soils, suggest that pore water-based RCF is superior for describing pharmaceutical accumulation in plants grown in soils. We recommend that pharmaceuticals in soil pore water should be evaluated and included in modeling their uptake by plants.

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“…Veterinary pharmaceuticals may be emitted directly onto agricultural land by pasture animals or when slurries and manures from more intensive operations are collected and distributed across fields as fertilizers (Boxall et al, 2003). Pharmaceuticals have now been detected in agricultural environments across the globe (Aus Der Beek et al, 2016), raising concern over their impact on soils, crops, and other organisms (Becerra‐Castro et al, 2015; Carter et al, 2021; Liu et al, 2009).…”

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Uptake of Pharmaceuticals by Crops: A Systematic Review and Meta‐analysis

Sleight,

Boxall,

Toet

2023

Enviro Toxic and Chemistry

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Studies on the uptake of pharmaceuticals from soils into crops were first conducted in the 2000s. Since then a wealth of such data has been generated, but to the best of our knowledge, these studies have not been systematically reviewed. We present a quantitative, systematic review of empirical data on the uptake of pharmaceuticals into crops. We developed a custom‐made relational database on plant uptake of pharmaceuticals that contained details of the experimental design and associated results from 150 articles, spanning 173 pharmaceuticals, 78 study crops, and 8048 unique measurements. Analysis of the data in the database showed clear trends in experimental design, with lettuce being the most studied crop and carbamazepine and sulfamethoxazole being the most studied pharmaceuticals. Pharmaceutical properties were found to create the greatest range in uptake concentrations of any single variable studied. Uptake concentrations were also found to vary between crops, with relatively high uptake concentrations identified in cress, lettuce, rice, and courgette crops. An understanding of the influence of soil properties on pharmaceutical uptake was limited by a lack of information on key soil properties across the published literature. The data comparisons were inhibited by differences in quality of the different studies. Moving forward, a framework for best practice in this field is needed to maximize the value and further applications of the data produced. Environ Toxicol Chem 2023;00:1–14. © 2023 The Authors. Environmental Toxicology and Chemistry published by Wiley Periodicals LLC on behalf of SETAC.

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Uptake and Effects of Pharmaceuticals in the Soil-Plant-Earthworm System

Cited by 8 publications

References 143 publications

Identifying drivers of sewage-associated pollutants in pollinators across urban landscapes

Identifying drivers of sewage-associated pollutants in pollinators across urban landscapes

Characterization of Plant Accumulation of Pharmaceuticals from Soils with Their Concentration in Soil Pore Water

Uptake of Pharmaceuticals by Crops: A Systematic Review and Meta‐analysis

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