Fluoroquinolones in soil--risks and challenges.
Fluoroquinolones (FQs) are among the most important antibacterial agents used in human and veterinary medicine. Because of the growing practice of adding manure and sewage sludge to agricultural fields these drugs end up in soils, where they can accumulate and have adverse effects on organisms. This paper presents an overview of recent developments in the determination of FQs in solid environmental matrices and describes the risks and challenges (persistence, fate, effects, and remediation) which result from their presence in soil.
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Yolanda
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Laboratori de Bromatologia i Toxicologia, Facultat de Farmàcia, Universitat de València, Av. Vicent Andrés Estellés s/n, 46100 Burjassot, València, Spain. yolanda.pico@uv.es
Andreu
Vicente
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D000818:Animals; D055598:Chemical Phenomena; D002627:Chemistry, Physical; D004777:Environment; D024841:Fluoroquinolones / Q000032:analysis* / Q000737:chemistry; D006801:Humans; D012307:Risk Factors; D012989:Soil Pollutants / Q000032:analysis* / Q000737:chemistry
D024841:Fluoroquinolones; D012989:Soil Pollutants