Journal
ENVIRONMENTAL TOXICOLOGY AND PHARMACOLOGY
Volume 79, Issue -, Pages -Publisher
ELSEVIER
DOI: 10.1016/j.etap.2020.103410
Keywords
Fluoroquinolone; Soil; Sludge; Risk assessment
Funding
- SRM Start-up grant
- Ministry of Environment, Forest and Climate Change [Q-14011/43/2013-CPW (EHC)]
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Soil and sludge are major reservoirs of organic compounds such as fluoroquinolones (FQs) which are broadspectrum antibacterial agents. Hence, we monitored three major FQs, namely, ciprofloxacin (CIP), norfloxacin (NOR), and ofloxacin (OFL), in surface soil from two major dumpsites and dry and wet sludge from sewage treatment plants in Chennai city. The mean concentration of FQs in soil and sludge samples were 20 mu g/g and 26 mu g/g, respectively. Nearly 50% of the total FQs in dumpsite soil was contributed by CIP followed by NOR (32%) and OFL (13%). Similarly, CIP was the major contributor in sludge samples followed by NOR and OFL. The concentration of FQs was two folds higher in wet sludge than dry sludge most likely indicating that water solubility of these compounds might play an important role for elevated level of FQs in wet sludge. Solid waste from pharmaceutical industries, households, and sludge from wastewater treatment plants were expected to be the major source of FQs in dumpsite soil. Predicted risk assessment using soil to water migration concentrations via surface run off indicated high risk to aquatic organisms. However, risk quotient (RQ) was found less to earthworm in most of the soil samples. The findings from this study might help in future policies on disposal of household antibiotics in the solid waste stream.
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