Distribution of antibiotics in wastewater-irrigated soils and their accumulation in vegetable crops in the Pearl River Delta, Southern China

Journal of Agricultural and Food Chemistry

Volumn 62, Issue 46, 2014, Pages 11062-11069

  Pan, Min ^a   Wong, Chris K C ^b   Chu, L M ^a  

^a CHINESE UNIVERSITY OF HONG KONG   (Hong Kong)

^b HONG KONG BAPTIST UNIVERSITY   (Hong Kong)

Author keywords

Antibiotics; Human exposure; Plant accumulation; Vegetable crops

Indexed keywords

ANTIBIOTICS; CROPS; IRRIGATION; SOIL MOISTURE; VEGETABLES;

AGRICULTURAL LAND; DOMESTIC WASTEWATER; ENVIRONMENTAL MATRIXES; HUMAN EXPOSURES; IRRIGATED SOILS; PEARL RIVER DELTA; PLANT ACCUMULATION; VEGETABLE CROPS;

SOIL POLLUTION;

ANTIINFECTIVE AGENT; WASTE WATER; WATER POLLUTANT;

ANALYSIS; CHEMISTRY; CHINA; IRRIGATION (AGRICULTURE); METABOLISM; RIVER; VEGETABLE; WASTE WATER; WATER POLLUTANT;

AGRICULTURAL IRRIGATION; ANTI-BACTERIAL AGENTS; CHINA; RIVERS; VEGETABLES; WASTE WATER; WATER POLLUTANTS, CHEMICAL;

EID: 84913580416     PISSN: 00218561     EISSN: 15205118     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1021/jf503850v     Document Type: Article

References (51)

1. IPCC Intergovernmental Panel on Climate Change. http://www.ipcc.ch/s (16th July 2014).
2. WWAP (World Water Assessment Programme). http://www.unesco.org/new/en/natural-sciences/environment/water/wwap/s (16th July 2014).
3. Raschid-Sally, L.; Jayakody, P. Drivers and Characteristics of Wastewater Agriculture in Developing Countries-Results From a Global Assessment; International Water Management Institute: Colombo, Sri Lanka, 2008; pp 1-30.
4. Shi, Y.; Gao, L.; Li, W.; Liu, J.; Cai, Y. Investigation of fluoroquinolones, sulfonamides and macrolides in long-term wastewater irrigation soil in Tianjin, China. Bull. Environ. Contam. Toxicol. 2012, 89, 857-861.
5. Chen, F.; Ying, G. G.; Kong, L. X.; Wang, L.; Zhao, J. L.; Zhou, L. J.; Zhang, L. J. Distribution and accumulation of endocrine-disrupting chemicals and pharmaceuticals in wastewater irrigated soils in Hebei, China. Environ. Pollut. 2011, 159, 1490-1498.
6. Papadopoulos, F.; Parissopoulos, G.; Papadopoulos, A.; Zdragas, A.; Ntanos, D.; Prochaska, C.; Metaxa, I. Assessment of reclaimed municipal wastewater application on rice cultivation. Environ. Manage. 2009, 43, 135-143.
7. Yan, C. X.; Yang, Y.; Zhou, J. L.; Liu, M.; Nie, M. H.; Shi, H.; Gu, L. J. Antibiotics in the surface water of the Yangtze Estuary: occurrence, distribution and risk assessment. Environ. Pollut. 2013, 175, 22-29.
8. USEPA. Guidelines for Water Reuse; U.S. Agency for International Development: Washington, DC, 2004; EPA/625/R-92/004.
9. SAEPA. South Australian Reclaimed Water Guidelines; Department of Human Services and Environmental Protection Agency, Government of South Australia: Adelaide, Australia, 1999.
10. WELL. Guidelines for wastewater reuse in agriculture and aquaculture: recommended revisions based on new research evidence; Water and Environmental Health: London, 2000; Task No.: 68 Part 1.
11. Gao, L. H.; Shi, Y. L.; Li, W. H.; Niu, H. Y.; Liu, J. M.; Cai, Y. Q. Occurrence of antibiotics in eight sewage treatment plants in Beijing, China. Chemosphere 2012, 86, 665-671.
12. Xu, W.; Zhang, G.; Li, X.; Zou, S.; Li, P.; Hu, Z.; Li, J. Occurrence and elimination of antibiotics at four sewage treatment plants in the Pearl River Delta (PRD), South China. Water Res. 2007, 41, 4526-4534.
13. Yang, J. F.; Ying, G. G.; Zhao, J. L.; Tao, R.; Sua, H. C.; Liu, Y. S. Spatial and seasonal distribution of selected antibiotics in surface waters of the Pearl Rivers, China. J. Environ. Sci. Health. 2011, 46, 272-280.
14. Malchi, T.; Maor, Y.; Tadmor, G.; Shenker, M.; Chefetz, B. Irrigation of root vegetables with treated wastewater: evaluating uptake of pharmaceuticals and the associated human health risks. Environ. Sci. Technol. 2014, 48, 9325-9333.
15. Wu, X.; Conkle, J. L.; Ernst, F.; Gan, J. Treated wastewater irrigation: uptake of pharmaceutical and personal care products by common vegetables under field conditions. Environ. Sci. Technol. 2014, 48, 11286-11293.
16. United States Environmental Protection Agency. Pharmaceuticals and personal care products. http://www.epa.gov/ppcp/basic2.html (16th July 2014).
17. Yiruhan; Wang, Q. J.; Mo, C. H.; Li, Y. W.; Gao, P.; Tai, Y. P.; Zhang, Y.; Ruan, Z. L.; Xu, J. W. Determination of four fluoroquinolone antibiotics in tap water in Guangzhou and Macao. Environ. Pollut. 2010, 158, 2350-2358.
18. Sabourin, L.; Duenk, P.; Bonte-Gelok, S.; Payne, M.; Lapen, D. R.; Topp, E. Uptake of pharmaceuticals, hormones and parabens into vegetables grown in soil fertilized with municipal biosolids. Environ. Sci. Technol. 2012, 431, 233-236.
19. Wu, X.; Ernst, F.; Conkle, J. L.; Gan, J. Comparative uptake and translocation of pharmaceutical and personal care products (PPCPs) by common vegetables. Environ. Int. 2013, 60, 15-22.
20. Kang, D. H.; Gupta, S.; Rosen, C.; Fritz, V.; Singh, A.; Chander, Y.; Murray, H.; Rohwer, C. Antibiotic uptake by vegetable crops from manure-applied soils. J. Agric. Food Chem. 2013, 61, 9992-10001.
21. Watkinsona, A. J.; Murbyd, E. J.; Kolpine, D. W.; Costanzo, S. D. The occurrence of antibiotics in an urban watershed: From wastewater to drinking water. Sci. Total Environ. 2009, 407, 2711-2723.
22. Herklotz, P. A.; Gurung, P.; Vanden Heuvel, B.; Kinney, C. A. Uptake of human pharmaceuticals by plants grown under hydroponic conditions. Chemosphere 2010, 78, 1416-1421.
23. Agriculture, Fisheries and Conservation Department. Agriculture in HK. http://www.afcd.gov.hk/english/agriculture/agr-hk/agr-hk.html (16th July 2014).
24. Department of Agriculture of GuangDong Province. http://www.gdagri.gov.cn/ (16th July 2014).
25. Sarmah, A. K.; Meyer, M. T.; Boxall, A. B. A global perspective on the use, sales, exposure pathways, occurrence, fate and effects of veterinary antibiotics (VAs) in the environment. Chemosphere 2006, 65, 725-759.
26. Zhou, L. J.; Ying, G. G.; Zhao, J. L.; Yang, J. F.; Wang, L.; Yang, B.; Liu, S. Trends in the occurrence of human and veterinary antibiotics in the sediments of the Yellow River, Hai River and Liao River in northern China. Environ. Pollut. 2011, 159, 1877-1885.
27. Jiang, Y. H.; Li, M. X.; Guo, C. S.; An, D.; Xu, J.; Zhang, Y.; Xi, B. D. Distribution and ecological risk of antibiotics in a typical effluent - receiving river (Wangyang River) in north China. Chemosphere 2014, 112, 267-274.
28. USEPA. QA/QC guidance for sampling and analysis of sediments, water, and tissues for dredged material evaluations; U.S. Agency for International Development: Washington, DC, 1995; EPA 823-B-95-001.
29. USEPA. Exposure factors handbook; U.S. Agency for International Development: Washington, DC, 2011; EPA 600-R-090-052F.
30. Hummel, D.; Loffler, D.; Fink, G.; Ternes, T. A. Simultaneous determination of psychoactive drugs and their metabolites in aqueous matrices by liquid chromatography mass spectrometry. Environ. Sci. Technol. 2006, 40, 7321-7328.
31. Grujić, S.; Vasiljević, T.; Lausević, M. Determination of multiple pharmaceutical classes in surface and ground waters by liquid chromatography-ion trap-tandem mass spectrometry. J. Chromatogr., A 2009, 1216, 4989-5000.
32. Kummerer, K. Antibiotics in the aquatic environment-a reviewpart I. Chemosphere 2009, 75, 417-434.
33. Boxall, A. B. A.; Kolpin, D. W.; Halling-Sørensen, B.; Tolls, J. Are veterinary medicines causing environmental risks? Environ. Sci. Technol. 2003, 37, 286-294.
34. Luo, Y.; Xu, L.; Rysz, M.; Wang, Y. Q.; Zhang, H.; Alvarez, P. J. J. Occurrence and transport of tetracycline, sulfonamide, quinolone, and macrolide antibiotics in the Haihe River Basin, China. Environ. Sci. Technol. 2011, 45, 1827-1833.
35. Ternes, T. A.; Bonerz, M.; Herrmann, N.; Teiser, B.; Andersen, H. R. Irrigation of treated wastewater in Braunschweig, Germany: an option to remove pharmaceuticals and musk fragrances. Chemosphere 2007, 66, 894-904.
36. Kinney, C. A.; Furlong, E. T.; Werner, S. L.; Cahill, J. D. Presence and distribution of wastewater-derived pharmaceuticals in soil irrigated with reclaimed water. Environ. Toxicol. Chem. 2006, 25, 317-326.
37. Chefetz, B.; Mualem, T.; Ben-Ari, J. Sorption and mobility of pharmaceutical compounds in soil irrigated with reclaimed wastewater. Chemosphere 2008, 73, 1335-1343.
38. Li, Y. W.; Wu, X. L.; Mo, C. H.; Tai, Y. P.; Huang, X. P.; Xiang, L. Investigation of sulfonamide, tetracycline, and quinolone antibiotics in vegetable farmland soil in the Pearl River Delta area, Southern China. J. Agric. Food Chem. 2011, 59, 7268-7276.
39. Zhao, L.; Dong, Y. H.; Wang, H. Residues of veterinary antibiotics in manures from feedlot livestock in eight provinces of China. Sci. Total Environ. 2010, 408, 1069-1075.
40. Thiele-Bruhn, S. Pharmaceutical antibiotic compounds in soils - a review. J. Plant Nutr. Soil Sci. 2003, 166, 145-167.
41. Hu, X.; Zhou, Q.; Luo, Y. Occurrence and source analysis of typical veterinary antibiotics in manure, soil, vegetables and groundwater from organic vegetable bases, northern China. Environ. Pollut. 2010, 158, 2992-2998.
42. Kim, Y. H.; Heinze, T. M.; Kim, S. J.; Cerniglia, C. E. Adsorption and clay-catalyzed degradation of erythromycin A on homoionic clays. J. Environ. Qual. 2004, 33, 257-264.
43. Sanderson, H.; Brain, R. A.; Johnson, D. J.; Wilson, C. J.; Solomon, K. R. Toxicity classification and evaluation of four pharmaceuticals classes: antibiotics, antineoplastics, cardiovascular, and sex hormones. Toxicology 2004, 203, 27-40.
44. Calderón-Preciado, D.; Matamoros, V.; Bayona, J. M. Occurrence and potential crop uptake of emerging contaminants and related compounds in an agricultural irrigation network. Sci. Total Environ. 2011, 412, 14-19.
45. Migliore, L.; Civitareale, C.; Cozzolino, S.; Casoria, P.; Brambilla, G.; Gaudio, L. Laboratory models to evaluate phytotoxicity of sulphadimethoxine on terrestrial plants. Chemosphere 1998, 37, 2957-2961.
46. Chiou, C. T.; Sheng, G. Y.; Manes, M. A partition-limited model for the plant uptake of organic contaminants from soil and water. Environ. Sci. Technol. 2001, 35, 1437-1444.
47. Hillis, D. G.; Fletcher, J.; Solomon, K. R.; Sibley, P. K. Effects of ten antibiotics on seed germination and root elongation in three plant species. Arch. Environ. Contam. Toxicol. 2011, 60, 220-232.
48. Simonich, S. L.; Hites, R. A. Organic pollutant accumulation in vegetation. Environ. Sci. Technol. 1995, 29, 2905-2914.
49. Trapp, S.; Legind, C. N., Uptake of organic contaminants from soil into vegetables and fruits. In Dealing with Contaminated Sites; Swartjes, F. A., Ed.; Springer: New York, 2011; Vol. 9, pp 369-408.
50. Tanoue, R.; Sato, Y.; Motoyama, M.; Nakagawa, S.; Shinohara, R.; Nomiyama, K. Plant uptake of pharmaceutical chemicals detected in recycled organic manure and reclaimed wastewater. J. Agric. Food Chem. 2012, 60, 10203-10211.
51. Boehme, S.; Werner, G.; Klare, I.; Reissbrodt, R.; Witte, W. Occurrence of antibiotic-resistant enterobacteria in agricultural foodstuffs. Mol. Nutr. Food Res. 2004, 48, 522-531.