A Rapid and Green Method for the Determination of Veterinary Pharmaceuticals in Swine Wastewater by Fluorescence Spectrophotometry.
Bull Environ Contam Toxicol
; 103(4): 610-616, 2019 Oct.
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| MEDLINE
| ID: mdl-31468105
A growing concern exists over water contamination by veterinary pharmaceuticals from small pig farms in Yucatan, Mexico, where the anaerobic digesters installed as the wastewater treatment system are not operated properly. Therefore, considerable interest exists to develop analytical methods to detect these compounds and characterize their fate in the environment. In this study, the detection of three antibiotics (enrofloxacin, oxytetracycline and sulfamethoxazole) and a ß-agonist (ractopamine) was carried out using fluorescence spectrophotometry, with a semi-quantitative approach and a low environmental impact. Wastewater samples from 10 pig farms were analyzed, detecting concentrations of approximately 0.043 µg mL-1 for enrofloxacin, 1.427 µg mL-1 for oxytetracycline, and 9.748 µg mL-1 for sulfamethoxazole. The detection of these pharmaceuticals in the effluents of treated wastewater from the biodigesters of the pig farms suggests the need to optimize the system and prevent the entry of these compounds into the environment.
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Assunto principal:
Espectrometria de Fluorescência
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Poluentes Químicos da Água
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Monitoramento Ambiental
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Drogas Veterinárias
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Animals
País/Região como assunto:
Mexico
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En
Revista:
Bull Environ Contam Toxicol
Ano de publicação:
2019
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Article
País de afiliação:
México
País de publicação:
Estados Unidos