Antibiotics in surface water of East and Southeast Asian countries: A focused review on contamination status, pollution sources, potential risks, and future perspectives

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 thes...

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Published in:The Science of the total environment Vol. 764; p. 142865
Main Authors: Anh, Hoang Quoc, Le, Thi Phuong Quynh, Da Le, Nhu, Lu, Xi Xi, Duong, Thi Thuy, Garnier, Josette, Rochelle-Newall, Emma, Zhang, Shurong, Oh, Neung-Hwan, Oeurng, Chantha, Ekkawatpanit, Chaiwat, Nguyen, Tien Dat, Nguyen, Quang Trung, Nguyen, Tran Dung, Nguyen, Trong Nghia, Tran, Thi Lieu, Kunisue, Tatsuya, Tanoue, Rumi, Takahashi, Shin, Minh, Tu Binh, Le, Huu Tuyen, Pham, Thi Ngoc Mai, Nguyen, Thi Anh Huong
Format: Journal Article
Language:English
Published: Netherlands Elsevier B.V 10.04.2021
Elsevier
Subjects:
Anti-Bacterial Agents - analysis
antibiotic resistance
Antibiotics
aquaculture
Asia, Southeastern
Asian countries
Biodiversity and Ecology
China
environment
Environmental Monitoring
Environmental Sciences
Far East
Global Changes
issues and policy
livestock production
pollution
Pollution sources
Republic of Korea
Risk
sewage
South East Asia
South Korea
Surface water
Waste Water
wastewater
wastewater treatment
Water
Water Pollutants, Chemical - analysis
Asia, Southeastern
Far East
China
Republic of Korea
South East Asia
South Korea
Risk
Antibiotics
Pollution sources
Surface water
Asian countries
ISSN:0048-9697, 1879-1026, 1879-1026
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Summary: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. [Display omitted] •Antibiotic contamination status in East/Southeast Asia's surface water is reviewed.•Antibiotics are ubiquitous in surface water, especially in aquaculture and urban areas.•Antibiotic levels varied greatly from few ng/L to hundreds μg/L in surface water.•Ecological risks and prevalence of antibiotic resistance were widely observed.•Regional monitoring studies and environmental guidelines for antibiotics are needed.
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ISSN:0048-9697
1879-1026
1879-1026
DOI:10.1016/j.scitotenv.2020.142865