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Shimizu, Akiko and Takada, Hideshige and Koikea, Tatsuya and Takeshita, Ayoko and Saha, Mahua and Rinawati, and Nakada, Norihide and Murata, Ayoko and Suzuki, Tokuma and Suzuki, Satoru and Chiem, Nguyen Huu and Tuyen, Bui Cach and Viet, Pham Hung and Siringan, Maria Auxilia and Kwan, Charita and Zakaria, Mohamad Pauzi and Reungsang, Alissara
(2013)
Ubiquitous occurrence of sulfonamides in tropical Asian waters.
Science of The Total Environment, 452-453.
pp. 108-115.
ISSN 0048-9697; ESSN: 1879-1026
Abstract
Seven sulfonamides, trimethoprim, five macrolides, lincomycin and three tetracyclines were measured in 150 water samples of sewage, livestock and aquaculture wastewater, and river and coastal waters, in five tropical Asian countries. The sum of the concentrations of the target antibiotics in sewage and heavily sewage-impacted waters were at sub- to low-ppb levels. The most abundant antibiotic was sulfamethoxazole (SMX), followed by lincomycin and sulfathiazole. The average concentration of SMX in sewage or heavily sewage-impacted waters was 1720 ng/L in Vietnam (Hanoi, Ho Chi Minh, Can Tho; n = 15), 802 ng/L in the Philippines (Manila; n = 4), 538 ng/L in India (Kolkata; n = 4), 282 ng/L in Indonesia (Jakarta; n = 10), and 76 ng/L in Malaysia (Kuala Lumpur; n = 6). These concentrations were higher than those in Japan, China, Europe, the US and Canada. A predominance of sulfonamides, especially SMX, is notable in these tropical countries. The higher average concentrations, and the predominance of SMX, can be ascribed to the lower cost of the antibiotics. Both the concentration and composition of antibiotics in livestock and aquaculture wastewater varied widely. In many cases, sulfamethazine (SMT), oxytetracycline (OTC), lincomycin, and SMX were predominant in livestock and aquaculture wastewater. Both human and animal antibiotics were widely distributed in the respective receiving waters (i.e., the Mekong River and Manila Bay). SMT/SMX ratios indicate a significant contribution from livestock wastewater to the Mekong River and nearby canals, with an estimated ~ 10% of river water SMX derived from such wastewater. Mass flow calculations estimate that 12 tons of SMX is discharged annually from the Mekong River into the South China Sea. Riverine inputs of antibiotics may significantly increase the concentration of such antibiotics in the coastal waters.
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