Runoff of veterinary pharmaceuticals from arable and grassland—A comparison between predictions from model simulations and experimental studies
| Autor: | Anja Knäbel, Ralf Schulz, Robert Kreuzig, Mirco Bundschuh |
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| Rok vydání: | 2016 |
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Hydrology
geography geography.geographical_feature_category Ecology Aquatic ecosystem Liquid manure 04 agricultural and veterinary sciences 010501 environmental sciences 01 natural sciences Manure Grassland 040103 agronomy & agriculture 0401 agriculture forestry and fisheries Environmental science Animal Science and Zoology Arable land Surface runoff Veterinary pharmaceuticals Agronomy and Crop Science Surface water 0105 earth and related environmental sciences |
| Zdroj: | Agriculture, Ecosystems & Environment. 218:33-39 |
| ISSN: | 0167-8809 |
| Popis: | Veterinary pharmaceuticals (VPs) are routinely used in livestock breeding. As a consequence, high concentrations of such VPs can be found in liquid manure, which is often applied to arable crops and grassland. From the soil, the VPs may enter surface water bodies via edge-of-field runoff, representing a potential risk to aquatic ecosystems. In the present study, the worst-case runoff predictions obtained by the FOCUS step 3 modeling approach, which is recommended for environmental-risk assessment of VPs in Europe, were compared with fate data obtained from experimental plot studies involving both arable and grassland plots. Five VPs were selected comprising three sulfonamides (sulfadiazine, sulfadimidine, sulfamethoxazole) and two benzimidazoles (flubendazole, fenbendazole). The respective concentrations in runoff were initially estimated using literature data for model parameterization. Subsequently, the scenarios were parameterized specifically for each experimental plot study performed, enabling a direct comparison of the model performance with the close-to-field relevant situation. Generally, substantial variations between the predicted and measured concentrations of VPs in the runoff were uncovered. Although the FOCUS prediction suggested higher concentrations than were actually measured in 65% of the cases, the runoff concentrations of VPs were underestimated in the remaining 35%. This frequent underestimation of runoff concentrations was primarily observed for the grassland plots (85% of the underestimated situations), whereas the FOCUS predictions largely overestimated the measured concentrations for the arable plots. More strikingly, when involving a difference between the measured and predicted concentrations of 10% as a validity criterion for the model, only one (out of a total of 17) runoff concentration among the five VPs (i.e., sulfadimidine) assessed in the seven scenarios fell within this tolerance margin. Thus, these results demonstrate the substantial uncertainties related to the use of the FOCUS surface water modeling approach for the prediction of VPs introduced with manure and their environmental risk. |
| Databáze: | OpenAIRE |
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