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Occurrence and distribution of antibiotics and corresponding antibiotic resistance genes in different soil types irrigated with treated wastewater

Seyoum, Mitiku Mihiret, Obayomi, Olabiyi, Bernstein, Nirit, Williams, Clinton F., Gillor, Osnat·2021·Science of The Total Environment
DOI 10.1016/j.scitotenv.2021.146835
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Diminishing freshwater (FW) supplies necessitate the reuse of treated wastewater (TWW) for various purposes, like irrigation of agricultural lands. However, there is a growing concern that irrigation with TWW may transfer antibiotic resistance genes (ARGs) to the soil and crops. We hypothesized that TWW irrigation would increase the prevalence of antibiotic residues together with the corresponding ARGs in the irrigated soil. We further predicted that soil texture, especially pH, clay content, and organic matter variabilities, would change the antibiotic residues concentrations and thus ARGs dissemination. To test our predictions, three soils types (loamy-sand, loam, and clay) were irrigated with two water types (FW and TWW), over two consecutive seasons. We monitored physico-chemical parameters, the abundance of seven antibiotic residues, and their corresponding ARGs together with class 1 integron (intI1) in 54 water and soil samples collected at the end of the field experiments. The results revealed increase in antibiotics concentrations and ARGs relative abundance in TWW than FW. Yet, in the soil ARGs relative abundances were independent of the irrigation water quality, but dependent on the soil type, especially the clay content. Further, there were no clear associations between the targeted antibiotics or the presence of heavy metals and ARGs' relative abundance in the water or soil samples. Therefore, our results question the link between the discharge of antibiotics and…

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Authors
Seyoum, M. M., Obayomi, O., Bernstein, N., Williams, C. F., & Gillor, O.
Affiliations
  • Ben-Gurion University of the Negev (IL)
  • Agricultural Research Organization (IL)
  • U.S. Arid Land Agricultural Research Center (US)
Corresponding author
Gillor, Osnat
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Venue
Science of The Total Environment
Publisher
Elsevier BV
Published
2021-08
Volume
782
Pages
146835
ISSN
0048-9697 (ISSN-L)
DOI
10.1016/j.scitotenv.2021.146835
OpenAlex
W3142397710
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70
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en
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Funders
Israel Ministry of Agriculture and Rural Development
Topics
  • Physical Sciences › Environmental Science › Pollution › Pharmaceutical and Antibiotic Environmental Impacts
  • Physical Sciences › Environmental Science › Waste Management and Disposal › Wastewater Treatment and Reuse
  • Health Sciences › Medicine › Infectious Diseases › Antibiotic Use and Resistance
Keywords
antibiotic residues, antibiotic resistance genes, treated wastewater irrigation, soil contamination, soil texture, clay content, class 1 integron, heavy metals, soil organic matter, irrigation water quality
MeSH terms
Anti-Bacterial Agents, Drug Resistance, Microbial, Genes, Bacterial, Soil, Soil Microbiology, Agricultural Irrigation, Wastewater

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Seyoum, M. M., Obayomi, O., Bernstein, N., Williams, C. F., & Gillor, O. (2021). Occurrence and distribution of antibiotics and corresponding antibiotic resistance genes in different soil types irrigated with treated wastewater. Science of The Total Environment. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.scitotenv.2021.146835