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Chuiprasert J, Srinives S, Boontanon N, Polprasert C, Ramungul N, Karawek A, Boontanon SK. Ciprofloxacin Electrochemical Sensor Using Copper-Iron Mixed Metal Oxides Nanoparticles/Reduced Graphene Oxide Composite. ACS OMEGA 2024; 9:23172-23183. [PMID: 38863745 PMCID: PMC11166261 DOI: 10.1021/acsomega.3c06705] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Figures] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 09/05/2023] [Revised: 01/30/2024] [Accepted: 03/21/2024] [Indexed: 06/13/2024]
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The harmful effects of antibiotic proliferation on the environment and its persistent nature are urgent global problems. Ciprofloxacin (CIP) is a fluoroquinolone-class antibiotic agent used widely to treat pathogen-related diseases in humans and animals. Its excretion into surface water causes antibiotic resistance in microbes, resulting in difficult-to-treat or untreatable infectious diseases. This study developed a simple and efficient electrochemical sensor to detect CIP. Hydrothermal chemistry was utilized to synthesize an electrophotocatalytic composite of copper-iron mixed metal oxides (CIMMO) on reduced graphene oxide (rGO) (CIMMO/rGO). The composite was employed in an electrochemical sensor and exhibited outstanding performance in detecting CIP. The sensor was operated in differential pulse voltammetry (DPV) mode under light source illumination. The sensor yielded a linear response in the concentration range of 0.75 × 10-9-1.0 × 10-7 mol L-1 CIP and showed a limit of detection (LOD) of 4.74 × 10-10 mol L-1. The excellent sensing performance of the composite is attributable to the synergic effects between CIMMO nanoparticles and rGO, which facilitate photoinduced electron-hole separation and assist in the indirect electrochemical reactions/interactions with CIP.
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- Jedsada Chuiprasert
- Graduate
Program in Environmental and Water Resources Engineering, Department
of Civil and Environmental Engineering, Faculty of Engineering, Mahidol University, Salaya, Phuttamonthon, Nakhon
Pathom 73170, Thailand
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- Nanocomposite
Engineering Laboratory (NanoCEN), Department of Chemical Engineering,
Faculty of Engineering, Mahidol University, Salaya, Phuttamonthon, Nakhon Pathom 73170, Thailand
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- Faculty
of Environment and Resource Studies, Mahidol
University, Salaya, Phuttamonthon, Nakhon Pathom 73170, Thailand
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- Department
of Civil Engineering, Faculty of Engineering, Thammasat University, Khlong Nueng, Khlong Luang, Pathum Thani 12120, Thailand
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- National
Metal and Materials Technology Center, National Science and Technology
Development Agency, Khlong
Nueng, Khlong Luang, Pathum Thani 12120, Thailand
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- Nanocomposite
Engineering Laboratory (NanoCEN), Department of Chemical Engineering,
Faculty of Engineering, Mahidol University, Salaya, Phuttamonthon, Nakhon Pathom 73170, Thailand
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- Graduate
Program in Environmental and Water Resources Engineering, Department
of Civil and Environmental Engineering, Faculty of Engineering, Mahidol University, Salaya, Phuttamonthon, Nakhon
Pathom 73170, Thailand
- Graduate
School of Global Environmental Studies, Kyoto University, Yoshida-Honmachi,
Sakyo-ku, Kyoto 606-8501, Japan
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de Souza HM, de Almeida RF, Lopes AP, Hauser-Davis RA. Review: Fish bile, a highly versatile biomarker for different environmental pollutants. Comp Biochem Physiol C Toxicol Pharmacol 2024; 278:109845. [PMID: 38280442 DOI: 10.1016/j.cbpc.2024.109845] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Submit a Manuscript] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 10/24/2023] [Revised: 01/05/2024] [Accepted: 01/21/2024] [Indexed: 01/29/2024]
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Ecotoxicological assessments encompass a broad spectrum of biochemical endpoints and ecological factors, allowing for comprehensive assessments concerning pollutant exposure levels and their effects on both fish populations and surrounding ecosystems. While these evaluations offer invaluable insights into the overall health and dynamics of aquatic environments, they often provide an integrated perspective, making it challenging to pinpoint the precise sources and individual-level responses to environmental contaminants. In contrast, biliary pollutant excretion assessments represent a focused approach aimed at understanding how fish at the individual level respond to environmental stressors. In this sense, the analysis of pollutant profiles in fish bile not only serves as a valuable exposure indicator, but also provides critical information concerning the uptake, metabolism, and elimination of specific contaminants. Therefore, by investigating unique and dynamic fish responses to various pollutants, biliary assessments can contribute significantly to the refinement of ecotoxicological studies. This review aims to discuss the multifaceted utility of bile as a potent biomarker for various environmental pollutants in fish in targeted monitoring strategies, such as polycyclic aromatic hydrocarbons, metals, pesticides, pharmaceuticals, estrogenic compounds, resin acids, hepatotoxins and per- and polyfluorinated substances. The main caveats of this type of assessment are also discussed, as well as future directions of fish bile studies.
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- Heloise Martins de Souza
- Laboratório de Avaliação e Promoção da Saúde Ambiental, Instituto Oswaldo Cruz, Fundação Oswaldo Cruz, Av. Brasil, 4.365, Manguinhos, Rio de Janeiro 21040-360, Brazil; Programa de Pós-Graduação em Biodiversidade e Saúde, Instituto Oswaldo Cruz, Fundação Oswaldo Cruz, Av. Brasil, 4.365, Manguinhos, Rio de Janeiro 21040-360, Brazil
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- Departamento de Química, Pontifícia Universidade Católica do Rio de Janeiro (PUC-Rio), Rio de Janeiro, RJ CEP 22453-900, Brazil
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- Laboratório de Avaliação e Promoção da Saúde Ambiental, Instituto Oswaldo Cruz, Fundação Oswaldo Cruz, Av. Brasil, 4.365, Manguinhos, Rio de Janeiro 21040-360, Brazil; Programa de Pós-Graduação em Biodiversidade e Saúde, Instituto Oswaldo Cruz, Fundação Oswaldo Cruz, Av. Brasil, 4.365, Manguinhos, Rio de Janeiro 21040-360, Brazil
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- Laboratório de Avaliação e Promoção da Saúde Ambiental, Instituto Oswaldo Cruz, Fundação Oswaldo Cruz, Av. Brasil, 4.365, Manguinhos, Rio de Janeiro 21040-360, Brazil.
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Zhou S, Zhu R, Niu X, Zhao Y, Deng Y. Metabolic engineering of Paracoccus denitrificans for dual degradation of sulfamethoxazole and ammonia nitrogen. Microbiol Spectr 2023; 11:e0014623. [PMID: 37732744 PMCID: PMC10581052 DOI: 10.1128/spectrum.00146-23] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 01/14/2023] [Accepted: 07/21/2023] [Indexed: 09/22/2023] Open
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Sulfamethoxazole (SMX), as one of the most widely used sulfonamide antibiotics, has been frequently detected in the aqueous environment, posing potential risks to the environment and human health. Although microbial degradation methods have been widely applied, some issues remain, including low degradation efficiency and poor environmental adaptability. In this regard, constructing efficient degrading bacteria by metabolic engineering is an ideal solution to these challenges. In this study, we used Paracoccus denitrificans DYTN-1, a superior nitrogen removal environment strain, as chassis to construct an SMX degradation pathway, obtaining a new bacteria for simultaneous degradation of SMX and removal of ammonia nitrogen. In doing this, we first identified and characterized four native promoters of P. denitrificans DYTN-1 with gradient strength to control the expression of the SMX degradation pathway. After degradation pathway expression level optimization and FMN reductase optimization, SMX degradation efficiency was significantly improved. The constructed P. d-pIAB4-PCS-sutR strain exhibited superior co-degradation of SMX and ammonia nitrogen contaminants with degradation rates of 44% and 71%, respectively. This study could pave the way for SMX degradation engineered strain design and evolution of environmental bioremediation. IMPORTANCE The abuse of sulfamethoxazole (SMX) had led to an increased accumulation in the environment, resulting in the disruption of the structure of microbial communities, further disrupting the bio-degradation process of other pollutants, such as ammonia nitrogen. To solve this challenge, we first identified and characterized four native promoters of Paracoccus denitrificans DYTN-1 with gradient strength to control the expression of the SMX degradation pathway. Then SMX degradation efficiency was significantly improved with degradation pathway expression level optimization and FMN reductase optimization. Finally, the superior nitrogen removal environment strain, P. denitrificans DYTN-1, obtained an SMX degradation function. This pioneering study of metabolic engineering to enhance the SMX degradation in microorganisms could pave the way for designing the engineered strains of SMX and nitrogen co-degradation and the environmental bioremediation.
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- Shenghu Zhou
- National Engineering Research Center of Cereal Fermentation and Food Biomanufacturing, Jiangnan University, Wuxi, Jiangsu, China
- Jiangsu Provincial Research Center for Bioactive Product Processing Technology, Jiangnan University, Wuxi, Jiangsu, China
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- National Engineering Research Center of Cereal Fermentation and Food Biomanufacturing, Jiangnan University, Wuxi, Jiangsu, China
- Jiangsu Provincial Research Center for Bioactive Product Processing Technology, Jiangnan University, Wuxi, Jiangsu, China
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- National Engineering Research Center of Cereal Fermentation and Food Biomanufacturing, Jiangnan University, Wuxi, Jiangsu, China
- Jiangsu Provincial Research Center for Bioactive Product Processing Technology, Jiangnan University, Wuxi, Jiangsu, China
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- National Engineering Research Center of Cereal Fermentation and Food Biomanufacturing, Jiangnan University, Wuxi, Jiangsu, China
- Jiangsu Provincial Research Center for Bioactive Product Processing Technology, Jiangnan University, Wuxi, Jiangsu, China
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- National Engineering Research Center of Cereal Fermentation and Food Biomanufacturing, Jiangnan University, Wuxi, Jiangsu, China
- Jiangsu Provincial Research Center for Bioactive Product Processing Technology, Jiangnan University, Wuxi, Jiangsu, China
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Abia ALK, Baloyi T, Traore AN, Potgieter N. The African Wastewater Resistome: Identifying Knowledge Gaps to Inform Future Research Directions. Antibiotics (Basel) 2023; 12:805. [PMID: 37237708 PMCID: PMC10215879 DOI: 10.3390/antibiotics12050805] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 03/16/2023] [Revised: 04/20/2023] [Accepted: 04/21/2023] [Indexed: 05/28/2023] Open
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Antimicrobial resistance (AMR) is a growing global public health threat. Furthermore, wastewater is increasingly recognized as a significant environmental reservoir for AMR. Wastewater is a complex mixture of organic and inorganic compounds, including antibiotics and other antimicrobial agents, discharged from hospitals, pharmaceutical industries, and households. Therefore, wastewater treatment plants (WWTPs) are critical components of urban infrastructure that play a vital role in protecting public health and the environment. However, they can also be a source of AMR. WWTPs serve as a point of convergence for antibiotics and resistant bacteria from various sources, creating an environment that favours the selection and spread of AMR. The effluent from WWTPs can also contaminate surface freshwater and groundwater resources, which can subsequently spread resistant bacteria to the wider environment. In Africa, the prevalence of AMR in wastewater is of particular concern due to the inadequate sanitation and wastewater treatment facilities, coupled with the overuse and misuse of antibiotics in healthcare and agriculture. Therefore, the present review evaluated studies that reported on wastewater in Africa between 2012 and 2022 to identify knowledge gaps and propose future perspectives, informing the use of wastewater-based epidemiology as a proxy for determining the resistome circulating within the continent. The study found that although wastewater resistome studies have increased over time in Africa, this is not the case in every country, with most studies conducted in South Africa. Furthermore, the study identified, among others, methodology and reporting gaps, driven by a lack of skills. Finally, the review suggests solutions including standardisation of protocols in wastewater resistome works and an urgent need to build genomic skills within the continent to handle the big data generated from these studies.
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- Akebe Luther King Abia
- One Health Research Group, Biochemistry & Microbiology Department, University of Venda, Private Bag X5050, Thohoyandou 0950, South Africa; (T.B.); (A.N.T.)
- Environmental Research Foundation, Westville 3630, South Africa
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- One Health Research Group, Biochemistry & Microbiology Department, University of Venda, Private Bag X5050, Thohoyandou 0950, South Africa; (T.B.); (A.N.T.)
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- One Health Research Group, Biochemistry & Microbiology Department, University of Venda, Private Bag X5050, Thohoyandou 0950, South Africa; (T.B.); (A.N.T.)
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- One Health Research Group, Biochemistry & Microbiology Department, University of Venda, Private Bag X5050, Thohoyandou 0950, South Africa; (T.B.); (A.N.T.)
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Lykos C, Kourkouta T, Konstantinou I. Study on the photocatalytic degradation of metronidazole antibiotic in aqueous media with TiO 2 under lab and pilot scale. THE SCIENCE OF THE TOTAL ENVIRONMENT 2023; 870:161877. [PMID: 36716886 DOI: 10.1016/j.scitotenv.2023.161877] [Citation(s) in RCA: 1] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 11/20/2022] [Revised: 01/24/2023] [Accepted: 01/24/2023] [Indexed: 06/18/2023]
Abstract
Nowadays, the increased consumption of antibiotics, such as metronidazole (MTZ), leads to their introduction in wastewater as well as in the receiving surface waters due to their incomplete removal by conventional wastewater treatment plants. Heterogeneous photocatalysis is a versatile technology that can efficiently degrade such organic contaminants. In the present research, the photocatalytic degradation of MTZ with TiO2 P25 was studied under lab and pilot (CPC reactor) conditions. The antibiotic was efficiently removed at high rates in both cases (100 % and 91 %) following pseudo-first order kinetics with rate constants equal to 0.0452 min-1 (±RSD% = 0.68 % - 2.57 %) and 0.0462 L KJ-1 (±RSD% = 8.94 % - 21.64 %) respectively. Also, by scavenging lab scale experiments, the contribution of the generated reactive species was investigated and hydroxy radicals (HO•) were proposed as the predominant species. By applying high resolution mass spectrometry techniques, the transformation products (TPs) were identified and possible transformation pathways were proposed. The ecotoxicity of the TPs was assessed in silico using the ECOSAR software with the results revealing that most of them were less toxic than the parent compound. Similarly, the mutagenicity, developmental toxicity and bioconcentration factors of the TPs were predicted by utilizing the T.E.S.T. software and in their majority, were found to be less mutagenic and developmentally toxic than MTZ. The ecotoxicity monitoring with the Vibrio fischeri bioassay in both laboratory and pilot scale experiments indicated that through heterogeneous photocatalysis it is possible to reduce the toxicity of wastewater containing MTZ. Finally, the stability and reusability of the photocatalyst was investigated through three consecutive catalytic cycles with the results showing that the performance of TiO2 decreased after each use. For the heterogeneous photocatalysis with TiO2 to be a "real life" applicable technique, further studies focusing on catalyst regeneration and optimization of the catalytic conditions must be conducted.
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- Christos Lykos
- Department of Chemistry, University of Ioannina, Ioannina 45110, Greece
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- Department of Chemistry, University of Ioannina, Ioannina 45110, Greece; Institute of Environment and Sustainable Development, University Research Center of Ioannina (URCI), Ioannina 45110, Greece.
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Sukidpaneenid S, Chawengkijwanich C, Pokhum C, Isobe T, Opaprakasit P, Sreearunothai P. Multi-function adsorbent-photocatalyst MXene-TiO 2 composites for removal of enrofloxacin antibiotic from water. J Environ Sci (China) 2023; 124:414-428. [PMID: 36182149 DOI: 10.1016/j.jes.2021.09.042] [Citation(s) in RCA: 7] [Impact Index Per Article: 7.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 06/22/2021] [Revised: 09/26/2021] [Accepted: 09/29/2021] [Indexed: 06/16/2023]
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MXenes, a new family of two-dimensional transition metal carbides or nitrides, have attracted tremendous attention for various applications due to their unique properties such as good electrical conductivity, hydrophilicity, and ion intercalability. In this work, Ti3C2 MXene, or MX, is converted to MX-TiO2 composites using a simple and rapid microwave hydrothermal treatment in HCl/NaCl mixture solution that induces formation of fine TiO2 particles on the MX parent structure and imparts photocatalytic activity to the resulting MX-TiO2 composites. The composites were used for enrofloxacin (ENR), a frequently found contaminating antibiotic, removal from water. The relative amount of the MX and TiO2 can be controlled by controlling the hydrothermal temperature resulting in composites with tunable adsorption/photocatalytic properties. NaCl addition was found to play important role as composites synthesized without NaCl could not adsorb enrofloxacin well. Adding NaCl into the hydrothermal treatment causes sodium ions to be simultaneously intercalated into the composite structure, improving ENR adsorption greatly from 1 to 6 mg ENR/g composite. It also slows down the MX to TiO2 conversion leading to a smaller and more uniform distribution of TiO2 particles on the structure. MX-TiO2/NaCl composites, which have sodium intercalated in their structures, showed both higher ENR adsorption and photocatalytic activity than composites without NaCl despite the latter having higher TiO2 content. Adsorbed ENR on the composites can be efficiently degraded by free radicals generated from the photoexcited TiO2 particles, leading to high photocatalytic degradation efficiency. This demonstrates the synergetic effect between adsorption and photocatalytic degradation of the synthesized compounds.
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- Siwanat Sukidpaneenid
- TAIST-Tokyo Tech Program, Sirindhorn International Institute of Technology, Thammasat University, Pathum Thani 12121, Thailand
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- National Nanotechnology Center, National Science and Technology Development Agency, Pathum Thani 12120, Thailand
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- National Nanotechnology Center, National Science and Technology Development Agency, Pathum Thani 12120, Thailand
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- Department of Materials Science and Engineering, School of Materials and Chemical Technology, Tokyo Institute of Technology, Tokyo 152-8550, Japan
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- School of Bio-Chemical Engineering and Technology, Sirindhorn International Institute of Technology, Thammasat University, Pathum Thani 12121, Thailand
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- School of Bio-Chemical Engineering and Technology, Sirindhorn International Institute of Technology, Thammasat University, Pathum Thani 12121, Thailand.
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Chuiprasert J, Srinives S, Boontanon N, Polprasert C, Ramungul N, Lertthanaphol N, Karawek A, Boontanon SK. Electrochemical Sensor Based on a Composite of Reduced Graphene Oxide and Molecularly Imprinted Copolymer of Polyaniline-Poly( o-phenylenediamine) for Ciprofloxacin Determination: Fabrication, Characterization, and Performance Evaluation. ACS OMEGA 2023; 8:2564-2574. [PMID: 36687093 PMCID: PMC9850462 DOI: 10.1021/acsomega.2c07095] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 11/03/2022] [Accepted: 12/19/2022] [Indexed: 06/17/2023]
Abstract
Contamination of antibiotics in water is a major cause of antibiotic resistance (ABR) in pathogens that endangers human health and food security worldwide. Ciprofloxacin (CIP) is a synthetic fluoroquinolone (FQ) antibiotic and is reportedly present in surface water at a concentration exceeding the ecotoxicological predicted no-effect concentration in some areas. This study fabricated a CIP sensor using an electropolymerized molecularly imprinted polymer (MIP) of polyaniline (PANI) and poly(o-phenylenediamine) (o-PDA) with CIP recognition sites. The MIP was coated on a reduced graphene oxide (rGO)-modified glassy carbon electrode (rGO/GCE) and operated under a differential pulse voltammetry (DPV) mode for CIP detection. The sensor exhibited an excellent response from 1.0 × 10-9 to 5.0 × 10-7 mol L-1 CIP, showing a sensor detection limit and sensitivity of 5.28 × 10-11 mol L-1 and 5.78 μA mol-1 L, respectively. The sensor's sensitivity for CIP was 1.5 times higher than that of the other tested antibiotics, including enrofloxacin (ENR), ofloxacin (OFX), sulfamethoxazole (SMZ), and piperacillin sodium salt (PIP). The reproducibility and reusability of the sensor devices were also studied.
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- Jedsada Chuiprasert
- Graduate
Program in Environmental and Water Resources Engineering, Department
of Civil and Environmental Engineering, Faculty of Engineering, Mahidol University, Salaya, Phuttamonthon, Nakhon
Pathom 73170, Thailand
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- Nanocomposite
Engineering Laboratory (NanoCEN), Department of Chemical Engineering,
Faculty of Engineering, Mahidol University, Salaya, Phuttamonthon, Nakhon Pathom 73170, Thailand
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- Faculty
of Environment and Resource Studies, Mahidol
University, Salaya, Phuttamonthon, Nakhon Pathom 73170, Thailand
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- Department
of Civil Engineering, Faculty of Engineering, Thammasat University, Khlong Nueng, Khlong Luang, Pathum Thani 12120, Thailand
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- National
Metal and Materials Technology Center, National Science and Technology
Development Agency, Khlong
Nueng, Khlong Luang, Pathum Thani 12120, Thailand
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- Nanocomposite
Engineering Laboratory (NanoCEN), Department of Chemical Engineering,
Faculty of Engineering, Mahidol University, Salaya, Phuttamonthon, Nakhon Pathom 73170, Thailand
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- Nanocomposite
Engineering Laboratory (NanoCEN), Department of Chemical Engineering,
Faculty of Engineering, Mahidol University, Salaya, Phuttamonthon, Nakhon Pathom 73170, Thailand
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- Graduate
Program in Environmental and Water Resources Engineering, Department
of Civil and Environmental Engineering, Faculty of Engineering, Mahidol University, Salaya, Phuttamonthon, Nakhon
Pathom 73170, Thailand
- Graduate
School of Global Environmental Studies, Kyoto University, Yoshida-Honmachi,
Sakyo-ku, Kyoto 606-8501, Japan
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Schuster D, Axtmann K, Holstein N, Felder C, Voigt A, Färber H, Ciorba P, Szekat C, Schallenberg A, Böckmann M, Zarfl C, Neidhöfer C, Smalla K, Exner M, Bierbaum G. Antibiotic concentrations in raw hospital wastewater surpass minimal selective and minimum inhibitory concentrations of resistant Acinetobacter baylyi strains. Environ Microbiol 2022; 24:5721-5733. [PMID: 36094736 DOI: 10.1111/1462-2920.16206] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 03/29/2022] [Accepted: 09/10/2022] [Indexed: 01/12/2023]
Abstract
Antibiotics are essential for modern medicine, they are employed frequently in hospitals and, therefore, present in hospital wastewater. Even in concentrations, that are lower than the minimum inhibitory concentrations (MICs) of susceptible bacteria, antibiotics may exert an influence and select resistant bacteria, if they exceed the MSCs (minimal selective concentrations) of resistant strains. Here, we compare the MSCs of fluorescently labelled Acinetobacter baylyi strains harboring spontaneous resistance mutations or a resistance plasmid with antibiotic concentrations determined in hospital wastewater. Low MSCs in the μg/L range were measured for the quinolone ciprofloxacin (17 μg/L) and for the carbapenem meropenem (30 μg/L). A 24 h continuous analysis of hospital wastewater showed daily fluctuations of the concentrations of these antibiotics with distinctive peaks at 7-8 p.m. and 5-6 a.m. The meropenem concentrations were always above the MSC and MIC values of A. baylyi. In addition, the ciprofloxacin concentrations were in the range of the lowest MSC for about half the time. These results explain the abundance of strains with meropenem and ciprofloxacin resistance in hospital wastewater and drains.
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- Dominik Schuster
- Institute of Medical Microbiology, Immunology and Parasitology, University Hospital Bonn, Bonn, Germany
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- Institute of Medical Microbiology, Immunology and Parasitology, University Hospital Bonn, Bonn, Germany
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- Institute of Medical Microbiology, Immunology and Parasitology, University Hospital Bonn, Bonn, Germany
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- Institute for Hygiene and Public Health, University Hospital Bonn, Bonn, Germany
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- Institute for Hygiene and Public Health, University Hospital Bonn, Bonn, Germany
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- Institute for Hygiene and Public Health, University Hospital Bonn, Bonn, Germany
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- Institute of Medical Microbiology, Immunology and Parasitology, University Hospital Bonn, Bonn, Germany
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- Institute of Medical Microbiology, Immunology and Parasitology, University Hospital Bonn, Bonn, Germany
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- Institute of Medical Microbiology, Immunology and Parasitology, University Hospital Bonn, Bonn, Germany
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- Environmental Systems Analysis, Eberhard Karls University of Tuebingen, Tuebingen, Germany
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- Environmental Systems Analysis, Eberhard Karls University of Tuebingen, Tuebingen, Germany
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- Institute of Medical Microbiology, Immunology and Parasitology, University Hospital Bonn, Bonn, Germany
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- Julius Kühn-Institut, Federal Research Centre for Cultivated Plants, Institute for Epidemiology and Pathogen Diagnostics, Braunschweig, Germany
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- Institute for Hygiene and Public Health, University Hospital Bonn, Bonn, Germany
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- Institute of Medical Microbiology, Immunology and Parasitology, University Hospital Bonn, Bonn, Germany
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Chokejaroenrat C, Sakulthaew C, Satchasataporn K, Snow DD, Ali TE, Assiri MA, Watcharenwong A, Imman S, Suriyachai N, Kreetachat T. Enrofloxacin and Sulfamethoxazole Sorption on Carbonized Leonardite: Kinetics, Isotherms, Influential Effects, and Antibacterial Activity toward S. aureus ATCC 25923. Antibiotics (Basel) 2022; 11:antibiotics11091261. [PMID: 36140040 PMCID: PMC9495318 DOI: 10.3390/antibiotics11091261] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 07/20/2022] [Revised: 08/31/2022] [Accepted: 09/07/2022] [Indexed: 11/17/2022] Open
Abstract
Excessive antibiotic use in veterinary applications has resulted in water contamination and potentially poses a serious threat to aquatic environments and human health. The objective of the current study was to quantify carbonized leonardite (cLND) adsorption capabilities to remove sulfamethoxazole (SMX)- and enrofloxacin (ENR)-contaminated water and to determine the microbial activity of ENR residuals on cLND following adsorption. The cLND samples prepared at 450 °C and 850 °C (cLND450 and cLND550, respectively) were evaluated for structural and physical characteristics and adsorption capabilities based on adsorption kinetics and isotherm studies. The low pyrolysis temperature of cLND resulted in a heterogeneous surface that was abundant in both hydrophobic and hydrophilic functional groups. SMX and ENR adsorption were best described using a pseudo-second-order rate expression. The SMX and ENR adsorption equilibrium data on cLND450 and cLND550 revealed their better compliance with a Langmuir isotherm than with four other models based on 2.3-fold higher values of qmENR than qmSMX. Under the presence of the environmental interference, the electrostatic interaction was the main contributing factor to the adsorption capability. Microbial activity experiments based on the growth of Staphylococcus aureus ATCC 25923 revealed that cLND could successfully adsorb and subsequently retain the adsorbed antibiotic on the cLND surface. This study demonstrated the potential of cLND550 as a suitable low-cost adsorbent for the highly efficient removal of antibiotics from water.
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- Chanat Chokejaroenrat
- Department of Environmental Technology and Management, Faculty of Environment, Kasetsart University, Bangkok 10900, Thailand
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- Department of Veterinary Technology, Faculty of Veterinary Technology, Kasetsart University, Bangkok 10900, Thailand
- Correspondence: ; Tel.: +66-2942-8200 (ext. 616018)
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- Department of Veterinary Technology, Faculty of Veterinary Technology, Kasetsart University, Bangkok 10900, Thailand
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- Water Sciences Laboratory, Nebraska Water Center/School of Natural Resources, University of Nebraska—Lincoln, Lincoln, NE 68583-0844, USA
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- Department of Chemistry, Faculty of Science, King Khalid University, Abha 62529, Saudi Arabia
- Department of Chemistry, Faculty of Education, Ain Shams University, Cairo 11566, Egypt
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- Department of Chemistry, Faculty of Science, King Khalid University, Abha 62529, Saudi Arabia
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- School of Environmental Engineering, Institute of Engineering, Suranaree University of Technology, Nakhon Ratchasima 30000, Thailand
- Center of Excellence in Advanced Functional Materials, Suranaree University of Technology, Nakhon Ratchasima 30000, Thailand
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- Integrated Biorefinery Excellent Center (IBC), School of Energy and Environment, University of Phayao, Tambon Maeka, Amphur Muang, Phayao 56000, Thailand
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- Integrated Biorefinery Excellent Center (IBC), School of Energy and Environment, University of Phayao, Tambon Maeka, Amphur Muang, Phayao 56000, Thailand
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- Integrated Biorefinery Excellent Center (IBC), School of Energy and Environment, University of Phayao, Tambon Maeka, Amphur Muang, Phayao 56000, Thailand
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Holton E, Archer E, Fidal J, Kjeldsen T, Wolfaardt G, Kasprzyk-Hordern B. Spatiotemporal urban water profiling for the assessment of environmental and public exposure to antimicrobials (antibiotics, antifungals, and antivirals) in the Eerste River Catchment, South Africa. ENVIRONMENT INTERNATIONAL 2022; 164:107227. [PMID: 35561597 DOI: 10.1016/j.envint.2022.107227] [Citation(s) in RCA: 8] [Impact Index Per Article: 4.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 11/18/2021] [Revised: 03/31/2022] [Accepted: 04/01/2022] [Indexed: 06/15/2023]
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Antimicrobial agent (AA) usage, excretion, and persistence are all important factors in association with the occurrence and dissemination of antimicrobial resistance. Urban water profiling was utilised in the Eerste River catchment (South Africa) to establish AA usage in a region where comprehensive prescription records were not readily available and where portions of the community did not have sufficient access to sanitation. This technique enabled the environmental exposure to be quantified throughout the catchment area and the identification of contamination hotspots. Monitoring occurred over a 11-month period. 812 samples were processed using UPLC-MS/MS for the quantitation of 56 antimicrobials and 26 of their metabolites. Spatiotemporal trends were established, with consideration to community behaviour, seasonal changes, and physiochemical properties of the analytes. The Eerste River samples collected upstream from the town of Stellenbosch had the lowest AA loads (<4 g/day), unafflicted by industrial presence and with only small impact from farming activities. This was followed by sites downstream from a wastewater treatment plant (serving 178 K people). The measurement of low AA loads (influent: 500-800 g/day and effluent 50-100 g/day), indicates a high efficiency of wastewater treatment, allowing for an effective reduction of AA and a lower environmental burden. This is compared to river sites that receive untreated waste from communities in informal settlements (6-12 K people) that are not connected to the sewer infrastructure (with AA levels accounting for 100-600 g/day). Temporal trends exhibited reduced daily loads during the summer to early autumn (Nov-May). This is likely due to seasonal patterns in community health and/or notable changes in rainfall and temperatures at the sampling locations throughout the year. However, weather patterns are also important to consider - particularly for the river sites. South Africa has notable rainfall and temperature seasonality. Antiretrovirals (ARV), emtricitabine and lamivudine, were the most prevalent drugs throughout the monitoring campaign, followed by tuberculosis drugs and sulfonamides. ARVs were, however, effectively reduced via wastewater treatment processes (>97%). This was also the case for beta-lactams, nitrofurantoin, and trimethoprim. The treatment efficacy for other drugs was more variable, that did not appear to have temporal significance.
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- Stellenbosch University, Department of Microbiology, Stellenbosch, South Africa
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- University of Bath, Department of Architecture & Civil Engineering, Bath BA2 7AY, UK
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- University of Bath, Department of Architecture & Civil Engineering, Bath BA2 7AY, UK
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- Stellenbosch University, Department of Microbiology, Stellenbosch, South Africa
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Zhou J, Yun X, Wang J, Li Q, Wang Y. A review on the ecotoxicological effect of sulphonamides on aquatic organisms. Toxicol Rep 2022; 9:534-540. [PMID: 35371922 PMCID: PMC8971571 DOI: 10.1016/j.toxrep.2022.03.034] [Citation(s) in RCA: 14] [Impact Index Per Article: 7.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 11/15/2021] [Revised: 02/07/2022] [Accepted: 03/26/2022] [Indexed: 12/25/2022] Open
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Antibiotics are extensively used to treat human and animal diseases and are especially used in animal production to promote the growth performance of livestock and aquatic animals. Sulphonamides, as important drugs for aquatic animals, are often used in aquaculture to prevent and treat diseases. However, various antibiotics found in the aquatic environment exhibit varying degrees of toxicity to aquatic organisms. Antibiotics in wastewater produced in industrial and agricultural processes are not thoroughly removed by sewage treatment and are released into water, which results in varying degrees of pollution of the surrounding water environment, forcing people to pay attention towards the ecosystem. Several studies have investigated the impact of antibiotics on aquatic organisms in water environment; however, only a few studies have investigated the underlying mechanism. Antibiotics persisting in an aquatic environment for a long time can cause genotoxicity and histopathological changes in various aquatic organisms. Therefore, this paper reviews the sources of antibiotics in aquatic environment, the pollution status of sulfonamides in aquatic environment at home and abroad, and focuses on the research status of ecotoxicological effects of sulfonamides on aquatic organisms. Because there are not only antibiotic pollution, but also many other pollutants, such as heavy metals, micro plastics and other chemicals, it will be a challenge to determine the combined effects of antibiotics or other pollutants on aquatic organisms in future environmental toxicity studies. Sulphonamides are ubiquitously detected in the water environment. Sulfamethoxazole is one of the least efficient antibiotics removed in wastewater treatment plants. Interaction of sulphonamides with other antibiotics needs more attention. Multigeneration studies related to the water environment are needed.
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Piyaviriyakul P, Boontanon N, Boontanon SK. Bioremoval and tolerance study of sulfamethoxazole using whole cell Trichoderma harzianum isolated from rotten tree bark. JOURNAL OF ENVIRONMENTAL SCIENCE AND HEALTH. PART A, TOXIC/HAZARDOUS SUBSTANCES & ENVIRONMENTAL ENGINEERING 2021; 56:920-927. [PMID: 34270386 DOI: 10.1080/10934529.2021.1941558] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 09/23/2020] [Revised: 05/28/2021] [Accepted: 06/02/2021] [Indexed: 06/13/2023]
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Antibiotic contamination raises concerns over antibiotic resistance genes (ARGs), which can severely impact the human health and environment. Sulfamethoxazole (SMX) is a widely used antibiotic that is incompletely metabolized in the body. In this study, the research objectives were (1) to isolate the native strain of Trichoderma sp. from the environment and analyze the tolerance toward SMX concentration by evaluating fungal growth, and (2) to investigate the potential of SMX removal by fungi. The potential fungi isolated from rotten tree bark showed 97% similarity to Trichoderma harzianum (Accession no. MH707098.1). The whole cell of fungi was examined in vitro; the strain Trichoderma harzianum BGP115 eliminated 71% of SMX after 7 days, while the white rot fungi Trametes versicolor, demonstrated 90% removal after 10 days. Furthermore, the tolerance of fungal growth toward SMX concentration at 10 mg L-1 was analyzed, which indicated that Trichoderma harzianum BGP115 (the screened strain) exhibited more tolerance toward SMX than Trametes versicolor (the reference strain). The screened fungi isolated from rotted tree bark demonstrated the ability of SMX bioremoval and the potential to be tolerant to high concentrations of SMX.
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- Pitchaya Piyaviriyakul
- Department of Civil and Environmental Engineering, Faculty of Engineering, Mahidol University, Nakhon Pathom, Thailand
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- Faculty of Environment and Resource Studies, Mahidol University, Nakhon Pathom, Thailand
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- Department of Civil and Environmental Engineering, Faculty of Engineering, Mahidol University, Nakhon Pathom, Thailand
- Graduate School of Global Environmental Studies, Kyoto University, Kyoto, Japan
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Anh HQ, Le TPQ, Da Le N, Lu XX, Duong TT, Garnier J, Rochelle-Newall E, Zhang S, Oh NH, Oeurng C, Ekkawatpanit C, Nguyen TD, Nguyen QT, Nguyen TD, Nguyen TN, Tran TL, Kunisue T, Tanoue R, Takahashi S, Minh TB, Le HT, Pham TNM, Nguyen TAH. Antibiotics in surface water of East and Southeast Asian countries: A focused review on contamination status, pollution sources, potential risks, and future perspectives. THE SCIENCE OF THE TOTAL ENVIRONMENT 2021; 764:142865. [PMID: 33097262 DOI: 10.1016/j.scitotenv.2020.142865] [Citation(s) in RCA: 133] [Impact Index Per Article: 44.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 08/27/2020] [Revised: 09/26/2020] [Accepted: 10/03/2020] [Indexed: 05/11/2023]
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This review provides focused insights into the contamination status, sources, and ecological risks associated with multiple classes of antibiotics in surface water from the East and Southeast Asia based on publications over the period 2007 to 2020. Antibiotics are ubiquitous in surface water of these countries with concentrations ranging from <1 ng/L to hundreds μg/L and median values from 10 to 100 ng/L. Wider ranges and higher maximum concentrations of certain antibiotics were found in surface water of the East Asian countries like China and South Korea than in the Southeast Asian nations. Environmental behavior and fate of antibiotics in surface water is discussed. The reviewed occurrence of antibiotics in their sources suggests that effluent from wastewater treatment plants, wastewater from aquaculture and livestock production activities, and untreated urban sewage are principal sources of antibiotics in surface water. Ecological risks associated with antibiotic residues were estimated for aquatic organisms and the prevalence of antibiotic resistance genes and antibiotic-resistant bacteria were reviewed. Such findings underline the need for synergistic efforts from scientists, engineers, policy makers, government managers, entrepreneurs, and communities to manage and reduce the burden of antibiotics and antibiotic resistance in water bodies of East and Southeast Asian countries.
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- Hoang Quoc Anh
- University of Science, Vietnam National University, 334 Nguyen Trai, Thanh Xuan, Hanoi 10000, Viet Nam; Center of Advanced Technology for the Environment (CATE), Graduate School of Agriculture, Ehime University, 3-5-7 Tarumi, Matsuyama 790-8566, Japan.
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- Laboratory of Environmental Chemistry, Institute of Natural Products Chemistry, Vietnam Academy of Science and Technology, 18 Hoang Quoc Viet, Cau Giay, Hanoi 10000, Viet Nam; Graduate University of Science and Technology, Vietnam Academy of Science and Technology, 18 Hoang Quoc Viet, Cau Giay, Hanoi 10000, Viet Nam.
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- Laboratory of Environmental Chemistry, Institute of Natural Products Chemistry, Vietnam Academy of Science and Technology, 18 Hoang Quoc Viet, Cau Giay, Hanoi 10000, Viet Nam
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- Department of Geography, National University of Singapore, Arts Link 1, Singapore 117570, Singapore
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- Institute of Environmental Technology, Vietnam Academy of Science and Technology, 18 Hoang Quoc Viet, Cau Giay, Hanoi 10000, Viet Nam
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- Sorbonne University, UMR Metis 7619, 4th floor, Tour 56, 4 Place Jussieu, Paris 75005, France
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- Institute of Ecology and Environmental Sciences of Paris (iEES-Paris), Sorbonne Université, Université Paris-Est Créteil, IRD, CNRS, INRA, Paris, France
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- College of Water Sciences, Beijing Normal University, 19 Xinjiekouwai St., Beijing 100875, China
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- Graduate School of Environmental Studies, Seoul National University, Seoul 08826, Republic of Korea
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- Institute of Technology of Cambodia, Russian Conference Blvd., Phnom Penh, Cambodia
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- Civil Engineering Department, King Mongkut's University of Technology Thonburi (KMUTT), 126 Pracha Uthit Rd., Thon Buri, Bangkok 10140, Thailand
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- Center for Research and Technology Transfer, Vietnam Academy of Science and Technology, 18 Hoang Quoc Viet, Cau Giay, Hanoi 10000, Viet Nam
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- Center for Research and Technology Transfer, Vietnam Academy of Science and Technology, 18 Hoang Quoc Viet, Cau Giay, Hanoi 10000, Viet Nam
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- Institute of Environmental Technology, Vietnam Academy of Science and Technology, 18 Hoang Quoc Viet, Cau Giay, Hanoi 10000, Viet Nam
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- Faculty of Chemical Technology and Environment, Hung Yen University of Technology and Education, Khoai Chau, Hung Yen 17000, Viet Nam
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- Viet Nam National Institute of Occupational Safety and Health (VNNIOSH), 99 Tran Quoc Toan, Hoan Kiem, Hanoi 10000, Viet Nam
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- Center for Marine Environmental Studies (CMES), Ehime University, 2-5 Bunkyo-cho, Matsuyama 790-8577, Japan
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- Center for Marine Environmental Studies (CMES), Ehime University, 2-5 Bunkyo-cho, Matsuyama 790-8577, Japan
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- Center of Advanced Technology for the Environment (CATE), Graduate School of Agriculture, Ehime University, 3-5-7 Tarumi, Matsuyama 790-8566, Japan; Center for Marine Environmental Studies (CMES), Ehime University, 2-5 Bunkyo-cho, Matsuyama 790-8577, Japan
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- University of Science, Vietnam National University, 334 Nguyen Trai, Thanh Xuan, Hanoi 10000, Viet Nam
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- University of Science, Vietnam National University, 334 Nguyen Trai, Thanh Xuan, Hanoi 10000, Viet Nam
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- University of Science, Vietnam National University, 334 Nguyen Trai, Thanh Xuan, Hanoi 10000, Viet Nam
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- University of Science, Vietnam National University, 334 Nguyen Trai, Thanh Xuan, Hanoi 10000, Viet Nam
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Review on the Visible Light Photocatalysis for the Decomposition of Ciprofloxacin, Norfloxacin, Tetracyclines, and Sulfonamides Antibiotics in Wastewater. Catalysts 2021. [DOI: 10.3390/catal11040437] [Citation(s) in RCA: 35] [Impact Index Per Article: 11.7] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 12/15/2022] Open
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Antibiotics are chemical compounds that are used to kill or prevent bacterial growth. They are used in different fields, such as the medical field, agriculture, and veterinary. Antibiotics end up in wastewater, which causes the threat of developing antibacterial resistance; therefore, antibiotics must be eliminated from wastewater. Different conventional elimination methods are limited due to their high cost and effort, or incomplete elimination. Semiconductor-assisted photocatalysis arises as an effective elimination method for different organic wastes including antibiotics. A variety of semiconducting materials were tested to eliminate antibiotics from wastewater; nevertheless, research is still ongoing due to some limitations. This review summarizes the recent studies regarding semiconducting material modifications for antibiotic degradation using visible light irradiation.
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Yang C, Song G, Lim W. A review of the toxicity in fish exposed to antibiotics. Comp Biochem Physiol C Toxicol Pharmacol 2020; 237:108840. [PMID: 32640291 DOI: 10.1016/j.cbpc.2020.108840] [Citation(s) in RCA: 59] [Impact Index Per Article: 14.8] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Submit a Manuscript] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 04/09/2020] [Revised: 06/15/2020] [Accepted: 06/28/2020] [Indexed: 02/08/2023]
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Antibiotics are widely used in the treatment of human and veterinary diseases and are being used worldwide in the agriculture industry to promote livestock growth. However, a variety of antibiotics that are found in aquatic environments are toxic to aquatic organisms. Antibiotics are not completely removed by wastewater treatment plants and are therefore released into aquatic environments, which raises concern about the destruction of the ecosystem owing to their non-target effects. Since antibiotics are designed to be persistent and work steadily in the body, their chronic toxicity effects have been studied in aquatic microorganisms. However, research on the toxicity of antibiotics in fish at the top of the aquatic food chain is relatively poor. This paper summarizes the current understanding of the reported toxicity studies with antibiotics in fish, including zebrafish, to date. Four antibiotic types; quinolones, sulfonamides, tetracyclines, and macrolides, which are thought to be genetically toxic to fish have been reported to bioaccumulate in fish tissues, as well as in aquatic environments such as rivers and surface water. The adverse effects of these antibiotics are known to cause damage to developmental, cardiovascular, and metabolic systems, as well as in altering anti-oxidant and immune responses, in fish. Therefore, there are serious concerns about the toxicity of antibiotics in fish and further research and strategies are needed to prevent them in different regions of the world.
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- Changwon Yang
- Institute of Animal Molecular Biotechnology and Department of Biotechnology, College of Life Sciences and Biotechnology, Korea University, Seoul 02841, Republic of Korea
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- Institute of Animal Molecular Biotechnology and Department of Biotechnology, College of Life Sciences and Biotechnology, Korea University, Seoul 02841, Republic of Korea.
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- Department of Food and Nutrition, Kookmin University, Seoul 02707, Republic of Korea.
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Vo TKQ, Bui XT, Chen SS, Nguyen PD, Cao NDT, Vo TDH, Nguyen TT, Nguyen TB. Hospital wastewater treatment by sponge membrane bioreactor coupled with ozonation process. CHEMOSPHERE 2019; 230:377-383. [PMID: 31112860 DOI: 10.1016/j.chemosphere.2019.05.009] [Citation(s) in RCA: 29] [Impact Index Per Article: 5.8] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 02/11/2019] [Revised: 04/24/2019] [Accepted: 05/01/2019] [Indexed: 06/09/2023]
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Herein, a sponge membrane bioreactor (Sponge-MBR) combined with ozonation process was performed to remove the antibiotics which frequently existed in the hospital wastewater. Whilst seven antibiotics i.e., norfloxacin, ciprofloxacin, ofloxacin, sulfamethoxazole, erythromycin, tetracycline and trimethoprim were widely used in medications, this integration was applied for the evaluation of treatment performance under different fluxes. As the results, whilst the antibiotics were eliminated about 45-93%, the tetracycline was completely removed (100%) using Sponge-MBR operated at the flux of 10 LMH. For enhancement of antibiotics removal, the ozonation process was introduced to treat the membrane permeate. Overall efficiencies were 97 ± 2% (trimethoprim), 92 ± 4% (norfloxacin), 90 ± 1% (erythromycin), 88 ± 4% (ofloxacin), 83 ± 7 (ciprofloxacin) and 66 ± 1% (sulfamethoxazole). These results demonstrated Sponge-MBR coupled with ozonation could be a prospective technology for the hospital wastewater treatment.
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- Thi-Kim-Quyen Vo
- Institute of Research and Development, Duy Tan University, 03 Quang Trung, Da Nang, 550000, Viet Nam
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- Faculty of Environment and Natural Resources, Ho Chi Minh City University of Technology, VNU-HCM, 268 Ly Thuong Kiet, District 10, Ho Chi Minh City, 700000, Viet Nam.
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- Institute of Environmental Engineering and Management, National Taipei University of Technology, No. 1, Chung-Hsiao E. Road, Taipei, 106, Taiwan
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- Faculty of Environment and Natural Resources, Ho Chi Minh City University of Technology, VNU-HCM, 268 Ly Thuong Kiet, District 10, Ho Chi Minh City, 700000, Viet Nam
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- NTT Institute of Hi-Technology, Nguyen Tat Thanh University, Ho Chi Minh City, Viet Nam
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- NTT Institute of Hi-Technology, Nguyen Tat Thanh University, Ho Chi Minh City, Viet Nam
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- NTT Institute of Hi-Technology, Nguyen Tat Thanh University, Ho Chi Minh City, Viet Nam
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- Department of Marine Environmental Engineering, National Kaohsiung University of Science and Technology, Kaohsiung City, Taiwan
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Abia ALK, Ubomba-Jaswa E, Schmidt C, Dippenaar MA. Where Did They Come from-Multi-Drug Resistant Pathogenic Escherichia coli in a Cemetery Environment? Antibiotics (Basel) 2018; 7:antibiotics7030073. [PMID: 30110918 PMCID: PMC6164573 DOI: 10.3390/antibiotics7030073] [Citation(s) in RCA: 10] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.7] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 05/18/2018] [Revised: 08/01/2018] [Accepted: 08/10/2018] [Indexed: 12/17/2022] Open
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Human burial in cemeteries facilitates the decomposition of corpses without posing a public health danger. However, the role of cemeteries as potential environmental reservoirs of drug-resistant pathogens has not been studied. Thus, we investigated cemeteries as potential environmental reservoirs of multi-drug resistant (MDR) pathogenic Escherichia coli. E. coli isolates were obtained from water samples (collected from surface water bodies and boreholes in three cemeteries) after isolation using the Colilert® 18 system. Pathogenic potentials of the isolates were investigated using real-time polymerase chain reactions targeting seven virulence genes (VGs) pertaining to six E. coli pathotypes. The resistance of isolates to eight antibiotics was tested using the Kirby–Bauer disc diffusion method. The mean E. coli concentrations varied from <1 most probable number (MPN)/100 mL to 2419.6 MPN/100 mL with 48% of 100 isolates being positive for at least one of the VGs tested. Furthermore, 87% of the isolates were resistant to at least one of the antibiotics tested, while 72% of the isolates displayed multi-drug resistance. Half of the MDR isolates harboured a VG. These results suggest that cemeteries are potential reservoirs of MDR pathogenic E. coli, originating from surrounding informal settlements, which could contaminate groundwater if the cemeteries are in areas with shallow aquifers.
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- Akebe Luther King Abia
- Antimicrobial Research Unit, College of Health Sciences, University of KwaZulu-Natal, Private Bag X54001, Durban 4000, South Africa.
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- Water Research Commission, Private Bag X03 Gezina, Pretoria 0031, South Africa.
- Department of Biotechnology, University of Johannesburg, Doornfontein, Johannesburg 2094, South Africa.
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- Engineering Geology and Hydrology, Department of Geology, University of Pretoria, Pretoria 0084, South Africa.
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- Engineering Geology and Hydrology, Department of Geology, University of Pretoria, Pretoria 0084, South Africa.
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Załęska-Radziwiłł M, Affek K, Doskocz N. Ecotoxicological risk assessment of chosen pharmaceuticals detected in surface waters. JOURNAL OF ENVIRONMENTAL SCIENCE AND HEALTH. PART A, TOXIC/HAZARDOUS SUBSTANCES & ENVIRONMENTAL ENGINEERING 2017; 52:1233-1239. [PMID: 28949837 DOI: 10.1080/10934529.2017.1356199] [Citation(s) in RCA: 1] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.1] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 06/07/2023]
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The goal of this work was to assess the risk posed by the presence of ciprofloxacin, 17α-ethinylestradiol and 5-fluorouracil in aquatic ecosystems based on chronic single-species ecotoxicological tests. There were 23 species used in this study: one cyanobacterium, three green algae, one higher plant, one protozoan, two crustaceans, two fish, 12 bacteria and one fungus (yeast). The risk assessment was performed on the basis of the PEC/PNEC ratio (PEC - predicted environmental concentration, PNEC - predicted no-effect concentration). PNEC was calculated using an assessment factor and statistical extrapolation models. The risk in relation to aquatic organisms proved to be high. The potentially affected fraction of aquatic species in the presence of pharmaceutical active ingredients, depending on the calculation method and the selected concentration in surface waters (predicted or measured), ranged from 6.26 to 27.84% for ciprofloxacin, 2.13 to 18.74% for 17α-ethinylestradiol and 4.96 to 39.28% for 5-fluorouracil. The study indicates several gaps in the existing guidelines, which may be considered within the guideline-revision process.
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- Monika Załęska-Radziwiłł
- a Faculty of Building Services, Hydro and Environmental Engineering, Department of Biology , Warsaw University of Technology , Warsaw , Poland
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- a Faculty of Building Services, Hydro and Environmental Engineering, Department of Biology , Warsaw University of Technology , Warsaw , Poland
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- a Faculty of Building Services, Hydro and Environmental Engineering, Department of Biology , Warsaw University of Technology , Warsaw , Poland
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- Department of Public Health Sciences, Karolinska Institutet, Stockholm, Sweden
- Department of Environmental Medicine, RD Gardi Medical College, Ujjain, India
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Yu X, Tang X, Zuo J, Zhang M, Chen L, Li Z. Distribution and persistence of cephalosporins in cephalosporin producing wastewater using SPE and UPLC-MS/MS method. THE SCIENCE OF THE TOTAL ENVIRONMENT 2016; 569-570:23-30. [PMID: 27328396 DOI: 10.1016/j.scitotenv.2016.06.113] [Citation(s) in RCA: 40] [Impact Index Per Article: 5.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 03/27/2016] [Revised: 06/06/2016] [Accepted: 06/15/2016] [Indexed: 06/06/2023]
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An investigation to study the distribution and persistence of cephalosporins in the cephalosporin producing wastewater was carried out in this paper. The target cephalosporins included ceftriaxone (CRO), cefalexin (CEF), cefotaxime (CTX), cefazolin (CZO), cefuroxime (CXM), cefoxitin (CFX) and cefradine (CF). A rapid and reliable detection method for cephalosporins was established based on solid phase extraction and ultra-performance liquid chromatography - tandem mass spectrometry. In the cephalosporin producing wastewater effluent (CPWWeff), the limit of quantification for the targets ranged from 27.5ng/L to 131.8ng/L, and the recoveries for all of the analytes ranged from 73% to 102%. The mean concentrations of the seven cephalosporins were 12.85-141.55μg/L and 0.05-24.38μg/L in cephalosporin producing wastewater influent and effluent, respectively. Although high removal efficiencies were achieved for the cephalosporins (78.8-99.7%), up to 1.9kg of cephalosporins was discharged per day from the investigated C-WWTP. The degradation processes of CRO, CEF, CZO and CXM followed first-order kinetics in CPWWeff under all of the testing conditions. The degradation rates of tested cephalosporins were accelerated by high temperature and light. Persistence of CXM was the highest among the four tested cephalosporins in CPWWeff.
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- Xin Yu
- State Key Joint Laboratory of Environmental Simulation and Pollution Control, School of Environment, Tsinghua University, Beijing 100084, China
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- State Key Joint Laboratory of Environmental Simulation and Pollution Control, School of Environment, Tsinghua University, Beijing 100084, China
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- State Key Joint Laboratory of Environmental Simulation and Pollution Control, School of Environment, Tsinghua University, Beijing 100084, China.
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- State Key Joint Laboratory of Environmental Simulation and Pollution Control, School of Environment, Tsinghua University, Beijing 100084, China
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- State Key Joint Laboratory of Environmental Simulation and Pollution Control, School of Environment, Tsinghua University, Beijing 100084, China
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- School of Environmental Science and Engineering, Hebei University of Science and Technology, Shijiazhuang 050018, China
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Załęska-Radziwiłł M, Affek K, Doskocz N, Affek A. In vitro and in vivo genotoxicity assessment of selected pharmaceuticals in relation to Escherichia coli and Cyprinus carpio. JOURNAL OF ENVIRONMENTAL SCIENCE AND HEALTH. PART A, TOXIC/HAZARDOUS SUBSTANCES & ENVIRONMENTAL ENGINEERING 2016; 51:1053-1061. [PMID: 27410723 DOI: 10.1080/10934529.2016.1198625] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 06/06/2023]
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Genotoxicity studies (using SOS chromotest and comet assay) of Escherichia coli and carp (Cyprinus carpio) were performed for three pharmaceutically active compounds, ciprofloxacin, 17α-ethinylestradiol and 5-fluorouracil, used in the treatment of humans. The values of genotoxicity induction coefficient (I) in the SOS chromotest clearly showed genotoxicity for ciprofloxacin, both in the presence and in the absence of S9 fraction; 17α-ethinylestradiol demonstrated slight genotoxicity at the highest tested concentration; and 5-fluorouracil did not induce genotoxic effects in Escherichia coli mutants. Statistical analysis of the results of the comet assay revealed significant differences in cell populations derived from carp placed in a solution of 5-fluorouracil in comparison with the negative control. Statistical analysis also showed a significant increase of "% DNA in tail" of comets in cell populations incubated in solutions of 17α-ethinylestradiol at concentrations of 10000, 2000 and 400 µg/L and in solutions of 5-fluorouracil with S9 fraction at concentrations of 50,000 and 2,000 μg/L in comparison with the negative controls.
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- Monika Załęska-Radziwiłł
- a Department of Biology , Faculty of Building Services, Hydro and Environmental Engineering, Warsaw University of Technology , Warsaw , Poland
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- a Department of Biology , Faculty of Building Services, Hydro and Environmental Engineering, Warsaw University of Technology , Warsaw , Poland
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- a Department of Biology , Faculty of Building Services, Hydro and Environmental Engineering, Warsaw University of Technology , Warsaw , Poland
| | - Andrzej Affek
- b Department of Geoecology and Climatology , Institute of Geography and Spatial Organization, Polish Academy of Sciences , Warsaw , Poland
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