The Safety of Consuming Water Dropwort Used to Purify Livestock Wastewater Considering Accumulated Antibiotics and Antibiotic Resistance Genes

Autor: Dongrui Yao, Yajun Chang, Wei Wang, Linhe Sun, Jixiang Liu, Huijun Zhao, Weiguo Zhang
Jazyk: angličtina
Rok vydání: 2022
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Zdroj: Antibiotics, Vol 11, Iss 4, p 428 (2022)
Druh dokumentu: article
ISSN: 2079-6382
DOI: 10.3390/antibiotics11040428
Popis: Research is lacking on the health risks of antibiotics and antibiotic resistance genes (ARGs) in water dropwort grown in livestock wastewater. Our results showed that antibiotics from livestock wastewater were absorbed and bioaccumulated by water dropwort. The concentration of antibiotics was higher in the roots than in the stems and leaves. The health-risk coefficients of antibiotics in water dropwort were below the threshold (6 to 7.75 × 1012 copies g−1, suggesting the potential risk of intaking ARGs in water dropwort cannot be ignored. Although the safety of consuming water dropwort used to purify livestock wastewater, considering accumulated antibiotics and ARGs, was assessed in this study, more studies should be conducted to ensure we fully understand the health risks.
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