title: Occurrence of antibiotics in rural catchments.
abstract: The transfer of 23 antibiotics from domestic and hospital sources was investigated in two elementary river watersheds receiving wastewater treatment plant (WWTP) discharges, in relation with the hydrological cycle and seasonal conditions. Antibiotic concentrations in the effluent of a WWTP treating wastewaters from both hospital and domestic sources (18-12 850 ng L-1) were far higher than those from domestic sources exclusively (3-550 ng L-1). In rivers, upstream of the WWTP discharges, fluoroquinolones only were found at low concentrations (≤10 ng L-1). Their presence might be explained by transfer from contaminated agricultural fields located on the river banks. Immediately downstream of the WWTP discharge, antibiotic occurrence increased strongly with mean concentrations up to 1210 ng L-1for ofloxacin and 100% detection frequencies for vancomycin, sulfamethoxazole, trimethoprim and three fluoroquinolones. Dilution processes during high-flow periods led to concentrations 14 times lower than during low-flow periods. Downstream of the discharge, the antibiotic dissipation rate from the water column was higher for fluoroquinolones, in relation with their high sorption upon suspended matter and sediment. Only five antibiotics (vancomycin and four fluoroquinolones ciprofloxacin, norfloxacin, ofloxacin and enoxacin) were partly distributed (11%-36%) in the particulate phase. Downstream of the discharge, antibiotic contents in sediment ranged from 1700 to 3500 ng g-1dry weight, fluoroquinolones accounting for 97% of the total.
authors.affiliation: EPHE, PSL Research University, UMR 7619 METIS (UPMC Univ. Paris 06/CNRS/EPHE), F-75005, Paris, France; CARE, Ho Chi Minh City University of Technology (HCMUT), Vietnam National University Ho Chi Minh City (VNU-HCM), 268 Ly Thuong Kiet St, Dist. 10, Ho Chi Minh City, Viet Nam.
authors.forename: Quoc Tuc
authors.initials: QT
authors.lastname: Dinh
authors.affiliation: EPHE, PSL Research University, UMR 7619 METIS (UPMC Univ. Paris 06/CNRS/EPHE), F-75005, Paris, France. Electronic address: elodie.moreau-guigon@upmc.fr.
authors.forename: Elodie
authors.initials: E
authors.lastname: Moreau-Guigon
authors.affiliation: UMR 5805 EPOC, LPTC Research Group, CNRS-Université de Bordeaux, 351 cours de la Libération, 33405, Talence, France.
authors.forename: Pierre
authors.initials: P
authors.lastname: Labadie
authors.affiliation: EPHE, PSL Research University, UMR 7619 METIS (UPMC Univ. Paris 06/CNRS/EPHE), F-75005, Paris, France.
authors.forename: Fabrice
authors.initials: F
authors.lastname: Alliot
authors.affiliation: EPHE, PSL Research University, UMR 7619 METIS (UPMC Univ. Paris 06/CNRS/EPHE), F-75005, Paris, France.
authors.forename: Marie-Jeanne
authors.initials: MJ
authors.lastname: Teil
authors.affiliation: EPHE, PSL Research University, UMR 7619 METIS (UPMC Univ. Paris 06/CNRS/EPHE), F-75005, Paris, France.
authors.forename: Martine
authors.initials: M
authors.lastname: Blanchard
authors.affiliation: EPHE, PSL Research University, UMR 7619 METIS (UPMC Univ. Paris 06/CNRS/EPHE), F-75005, Paris, France.
authors.forename: Marc
authors.initials: M
authors.lastname: Chevreuil
mesh_terms: D000900:Anti-Bacterial Agents / Q000032:analysis*; D004784:Environmental Monitoring; D005602:France; D006761:Hospitals; D045483:Rivers / Q000737:chemistry; D014865:Waste Disposal, Fluid; D014874:Water Pollutants, Chemical / Q000032:analysis*
chemical_list: D000900:Anti-Bacterial Agents; D014874:Water Pollutants, Chemical
keywords: Antibiotics; River water; Rural catchment; WWTP discharge