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Original research article

Occurrence of Veterinary Antibiotics in the Agro-Environment
Jin Wook Kim1
,
Young Kyu Hong2
,
Sung Chul Kim3
1Master's Student, Department of Bio Environmental Chemistry, Chungnam National University, Daejeon 34134, Korea
2Doctoral Student, Department of Bio Environmental Chemistry, Chungnam National University, Daejeon 34134, Korea
3Professor, Department of Bio Environmental Chemistry, Chungnam National University, Daejeon 34134, Korea
* Corresponding Author
31 May 2020. pp. 222-230
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Abstract

Veterinary antibiotics (Vas) in agro-environment has been concerned because of antibiotic resistance genes (ARGs) production. The objective of this research was to monitor VAs in the agro-environment such as soil, sediment, and surface water near at the confined animal feeding operation (CAFOs). Total of 6 VAs including tetracycline (TC), chlortetracycline (CTC), oxytetracycline (OTC), sulfamethazine (SMT), sulfamethoxazole (SMX), and sulfathiazole (STZ) were monitored. Extraction of VAs was conducted with solid phase extraction (SPE) and quantified with high performance liquid chromatography mass spectrometry (HPLC/MS/MS). Result showed that only SMX was observed among 6 VAs and concentration range was following: soil (0.03-0.11 µg kg-1), sediment (0.04-0.07 µg kg-1), surface water (0.04-0.06 µg L-1). Correlation analysis showed that soil pH was negatively correlated with SMX concentration in soil (correlation coefficient: -0.66) indicating that less SMX was observed as soil pH was increased. The reason for negative correlation between soil pH and SMX concentration in soil was that SMX was negatively charged at higher soil pH and electric repulsion could be occurred between soil particles and SMX. However, more detailed research would be necessary to verify the occurrence, fate, and transport of VAs in agro-environment.

Descriptive explanation of sulfamethoxazole (SMX) in the agro-environment.

Keywords
Antibiotics
Emerging contaminants
Environment
Sulfonamide
Tetracycline

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  • Publisher :Korean Society of Soil Science and Fertilizer
  • Publisher(Ko) :한국토양비료학회
  • Journal Title :Korean Journal of Soil Science and Fertilizer
  • Journal Title(Ko) :한국토양비료학회 학회지
  • Volume : 53
  • No :2
  • Pages :222-230
  • Received Date : 2020-05-27
  • Revised Date : 2020-05-29
  • Accepted Date : 2020-05-29
  • DOI :https://doi.org/10.7745/KJSSF.2020.53.2.222
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