Journal
CHEMOSPHERE
Volume 89, Issue 11, Pages 1307-1315Publisher
PERGAMON-ELSEVIER SCIENCE LTD
DOI: 10.1016/j.chemosphere.2012.05.079
Keywords
Antibiotics; Quinolones; Sulfonamides; Macrolides; Baiyangdian Lake
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- National Natural Science Foundation of China [20837003, 20890111]
- National Basic Research Program of China [2009CB421605]
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This study investigated the presence and distribution of 22 antibiotics, including eight quinolones, nine sulfonamides and five macrolides, in the water, sediments, and biota samples from Baiyangdian Lake, China. A total of 132 samples were collected in 2008 and 2010, and laboratory analyses revealed that antibiotics were widely distributed in the lake. Sulfonamides were the dominant antibiotics in the water (0.86-1563 ng L-1), while quinolones were prominent in sediments (65.5-1166 mu g kg(-1)) and aquatic plants (8.37-6532 mu g kg(-1)). Quinolones (17.8-167 mu g kg(-1)) and macrolides [from below detection limit (BDL) to 182 mu g kg(-1)] were often found in aquatic animals and birds. Salvinia natans exhibited the highest bioaccumulation capability for quinolones among three species of aquatic plants. Geographical differences of antibiotic concentrations were greatly due to anthropogenic activities. Sewage discharged from Baoding City was likely the main source of antibiotics in the lake. Risk assessment of antibiotics on aquatic organisms suggested that algae and aquatic plants might be at risk in surface water, while animals were likely not at risk. (C) 2012 Elsevier Ltd. All rights reserved.
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