How to translate text using browser tools
14 December 2024 A preliminary investigation on the occurrence, distribution, and risk assessment of antibiotics in a drinking water source of Chengdu, China
Changyun Wu, Liyang Han, Huan Tan
Author Affiliations +
Abstract

The adverse effects of antibiotics on ecological health of aquatic environments is increasingly a social and scientific concern. Here we investigated the occurrence, distribution, and risk assessment of residual antibiotics in the main drinking water source (Baitiao River and Xuyan River) of Chengdu, China. Five commonly used antibiotics including sulfamethoxazole, tetracycline, roxithromycin, erythromycin, and chloramphenicol were tested in the two rivers with concentration ranging from less than limits of quantification to 3.62 ng L-1. Among them, tetracycline was persistent in surface water and exhibited no significant differences along the flow direction of the two rivers. Compared to other rivers or surface waters in the world, the concentrations of the five antibiotics in present rivers were mainly below average levels. All the risk quotients of detected antibiotics in the rivers were lower than 0.001, suggesting that they were at a low level of ecological risk across trophic levels of aquatic organisms.

Changyun Wu, Liyang Han, and Huan Tan "A preliminary investigation on the occurrence, distribution, and risk assessment of antibiotics in a drinking water source of Chengdu, China," Aquatic Ecosystem Health & Management 27(3), 8-17, (14 December 2024). https://doi.org/10.14321/aehm.027.03.08
Published: 14 December 2024
KEYWORDS
aquatic environment
ecological risk
tetracycline
RIGHTS & PERMISSIONS
Get copyright permission
Back to Top