Occurrence and risk assessment of antibiotics in surface water and groundwater from different depths of aquifers: A case study at Jianghan Plain, central China

• Published in: Ecotoxicology and environmental safety Vol. 135; pp. 236 - 242
• Main Authors: Yao, Linlin, Wang, Yanxin, Tong, Lei, Deng, Yamin, Li, Yonggang, Gan, Yiqun, Guo, Wei, Dong, Chuangju, Duan, Yanhua, Zhao, Ke
• Format: Journal Article
• Language: English
• Published: Netherlands Elsevier Inc 01.01.2017
• Subjects: algae; Animals; Anti-Bacterial Agents - analysis; antibiotic residues; Antibiotics; aquifers; case studies; China; ciprofloxacin; denitrification; denitrifying bacteria; Environmental Monitoring; erythromycin; fish; Fluoroquinolones - analysis; Fresh Water - chemistry; Groundwater; Groundwater - chemistry; groundwater contamination; Macrolides - analysis; Occurrence; risk; Risk Assessment; Seasons; spring; sulfonamides; Sulfonamides - analysis; summer; Surface water; tetracyclines; Tetracyclines - analysis; Water - chemistry; Water Pollutants, Chemical - analysis; winter; China, People's Rep., Jianghan Plain; China, People's Rep; China; Antibiotics; Groundwater; Occurrence; Risk assessment; Surface water

The occurrence of 14 antibiotics (fluoroquinolones, tetracyclines, macrolides and sulfonamides) in groundwater and surface water at Jianghan Plain was investigated during three seasons. The total concentrations of target compounds in the water samples were higher in spring than those in summer and w...