Comprehensive Evaluation of Antibiotics Emission and Fate in the River Basins of China: Source Analysis, Multimedia Modeling, and Linkage to Bacterial Resistance
Chinese Academy of Sciences · Guangzhou Institute of Geochemistry
Abstract
Antibiotics are widely used in humans and animals, but there is a big concern about their negative impacts on ecosystem and human health after use. So far there is a lack of information on emission inventory and environmental fate of antibiotics in China. We studied national consumption, emissions, and multimedia fate of 36 frequently detected antibiotics in China by market survey, data analysis, and level III fugacity modeling tools. Based on our survey, the total usage for the 36 chemicals was 92700 tons in 2013, an estimated 54000 tons of the antibiotics was excreted by human and animals, and eventually 53800 tons of them entered into the receiving environment following various wastewater treatments. The…
Citation impact
- FWCI
- 91.49
- Percentile
- 100%
- References
- 59
Authors
5- QZQian-Qian ZhangCorresponding
Chinese Academy of Sciences, Guangzhou Institute of Geochemistry
- GYGuang‐Guo Ying
Chinese Academy of Sciences, Guangzhou Institute of Geochemistry
- CPChang‐Gui Pan
Chinese Academy of Sciences, Guangzhou Institute of Geochemistry
- YLYou‐Sheng Liu
Guangzhou Institute of Geochemistry, Chinese Academy of Sciences
- JZJian‐Liang Zhao
Guangzhou Institute of Geochemistry, Chinese Academy of Sciences
Topics & keywords
- China
- Environmental science
- Fugacity
- Antibiotics
- Antibiotic resistance
- Aquatic ecosystem
- Resistance (ecology)
- Drainage basin
- Clean water and sanitation