title: Fate of enrofloxacin in swine sewage.
abstract: The fate of enrofloxacin present in raw sewage at a swine-breeding facility was investigated by liquid-liquid extraction and reversed-phase liquid chromatography with photodiode array detection. Samples were collected in the storage pits of each pigsty and in a nonaerated lagoon used to stock the sewage. In the pigsties, the sewage was mixed with 10% olive oil groundwater, following a certified procedure (cod. Cer 020301) which reduces the bad odors and produces a better manure. This sewage treatment for 8 months in the lagoon dramatically reduced the amount of enrofloxacin to levels under the detection limit of 0.6 microg.L(-)(1). The results stress the importance of correct sludge management in limiting the impact of enrofloxacin in the environment.
authors.affiliation: Università di Urbino "Carlo Bo", Istituto di Scienze Chimiche "F. Bruner", P Rinascimento 6, 61029 Urbino, Italy.
authors.forename: Elisabetta
authors.initials: E
authors.lastname: Pierini
authors.forename: Giorgio
authors.initials: G
authors.lastname: Famiglini
authors.forename: Filippo
authors.initials: F
authors.lastname: Mangani
authors.forename: Achille
authors.initials: A
authors.lastname: Cappiello
mesh_terms: D000818:Animals; D002851:Chromatography, High Pressure Liquid; D000077422:Enrofloxacin; D024841:Fluoroquinolones / Q000032:analysis*; D008372:Manure; D009812:Odorants / Q000032:analysis; D015363:Quinolones / Q000032:analysis*; D012722:Sewage / Q000737:chemistry*; D013552:Swine
chemical_list: D024841:Fluoroquinolones; D008372:Manure; D015363:Quinolones; D012722:Sewage; D000077422:Enrofloxacin