Effect of the residual levofloxacin on hydroponic vegetables with sewage treatment plant tailwater: Microbial community, discharge risk and control strategy

• Published in: Ecotoxicology and environmental safety Vol. 285; p. 117087
• Main Authors: Chen, Huihua, Dai, Duiwu, Yu, Xiangfen, Ying, Liya, Wu, Shengyu, Chen, Ruihuan, Xu, Bentuo, Zhao, Min, Zheng, Xiangyong
• Format: Journal Article
• Language: English
• Published: Netherlands Elsevier Inc 15.10.2024; Elsevier
• Subjects: Anti-Bacterial Agents - pharmacology; Anti-Bacterial Agents - toxicity; Hydroponics; Lactuca - drug effects; Lactuca - growth & development; Lactuca - microbiology; Levofloxacin - pharmacology; Matrix; Quinolones; Sewage - microbiology; Sewage treatment plant; Spinacia oleracea - drug effects; Spinacia oleracea - microbiology; Vegetables - drug effects; Waste Disposal, Fluid - methods; Wastewater; Water planting; Water Pollutants, Chemical - toxicity; Water Quality; Water recycling; Water recycling; Matrix; Sewage treatment plant; Quinolones; Water planting

Tailwater-based hydroponic vegetable is a promising strategy for domestic wastewater recycling. However, the effect of residual antibiotics on the hydroponic vegetable system and the relation between hydroponic culture parameters and the residual water quality are still unclear. Here, the typical an...