Development and validation of an in situ high-resolution technique for measuring antibiotics in sediments

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Important biogeochemical processes occur in sediments at fine scales. Sampling techniques capable of yielding information with high resolution are therefore needed to investigate chemical distributions and fluxes and to elucidate key processes affecting chemical fates. In this study, a high-resolution diffusive gradients in thin-films (DGT) technique was systematically developed and tested in a controlled sediment system to measure organic contaminants, antibiotics, for the first time. The DGT probe was used to resolve compound distributions at the mm scale. It also reflected the fluxes from the sediment pore-water and remobilization from the solid phase, providing more dynamic information. Through the fine scale detection, a reduction of re-supply was observed over time, which was concentration and location dependent. Compared to the Rhizon sampling method, antibiotic concentrations obtained by DGT probes were less than the pore-water concentrations, as DGT measures the labile fraction of the compounds. The DGT probe was also tested on an intact sediment core sampled from a lake in China and used to measure the distribution of labile antibiotics with depth in the core at the mm scale. ENVIRONMENTAL IMPLICATION: The abuse of antibiotics and widespread of their residues influences the ecosystem, induces the generation of super-bacteria, and finally poses threat to human health. Sediments adsorbs pollutants from the aquatic environment, while may also release them back to the environment. We systematically developed DGT probe approach for measuring antibiotics in sediment in situ in high resolving power, it provides information at fine scale to help us investigate biogeochemical processes take place in sediment and sediment-water interface.

Medienart:

E-Artikel

Erscheinungsjahr:

2024

Erschienen:

2024

Enthalten in:

Zur Gesamtaufnahme - volume:466

Enthalten in:

Journal of hazardous materials - 466(2024) vom: 15. Feb., Seite 133551

Sprache:

Englisch

Beteiligte Personen:

Li, Yanying [VerfasserIn]
Rong, Qiuyu [VerfasserIn]
Han, Chao [VerfasserIn]
Li, Hanbing [VerfasserIn]
Luo, Jun [VerfasserIn]
Yan, Liying [VerfasserIn]
Wang, Degao [VerfasserIn]
Jones, Kevin C [VerfasserIn]
Zhang, Hao [VerfasserIn]

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Themen:

059QF0KO0R
Antibiotics
Fluxes
High-resolution
Journal Article
Sediment profile
Water
Water Pollutants, Chemical

Anmerkungen:

Date Completed 14.02.2024

Date Revised 14.02.2024

published: Print-Electronic

Citation Status MEDLINE

doi:

10.1016/j.jhazmat.2024.133551

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PPN (Katalog-ID):

NLM367908050