Environmental Exposure Assessment of Fluoroquinolone Antibacterial Agents from Sewage to Soil
University of Girona · Swiss Federal Institute of Aquatic Science and Technology
Abstract
The behavior of fluoroquinolone antibacterial agents (FQs) during mechanical-biological wastewater treatment was studied by mass flow analysis. In addition, the fate of FQs in agricultural soils after sludge application was investigated. Concentrations of FQs in filtered wastewater (raw sewage, primary, secondary, and tertiary effluents) were determined using solid-phase extraction with mixed phase cation exchange disk cartridges and reversed-phase liquid chromatography with fluorescence detection. FQs in suspended solids, sewage sludge (raw, excess, and anaerobically digested sludge), and sludge-treated soils were determined as described for the aqueous samples but preceded by accelerated solvent extraction.…
Citation impact
- FWCI
- 16.50
- Percentile
- 100%
- References
- 25
Authors
5- EMEva M. GoletCorresponding
University of Girona, Swiss Federal Institute of Aquatic Science and Technology
- IXIrene Xifra
University of Girona, Swiss Federal Institute of Aquatic Science and Technology
- HSHansruedi Siegrist
Swiss Federal Institute of Aquatic Science and Technology, University of Girona
- ACAlfredo C. Alder
University of Girona, Swiss Federal Institute of Aquatic Science and Technology
- WGWalter Giger
University of Girona, Swiss Federal Institute of Aquatic Science and Technology
Topics & keywords
- Sewage sludge
- Chemistry
- Wastewater
- Sewage treatment
- Effluent
- Environmental chemistry
- Activated sludge
- Sewage sludge treatment
- Clean water and sanitation