Occurrence profiling, risk assessment, and correlations of antimicrobials in surface water and groundwater systems in Southwest Nigeria
Nathaniel B. Bolujoko, Damilare Olorunnisola, Sonika Poudel, Martins O. Omorogie, Olumuyiwa O. Ogunlaja, Chidinma G. Olorunnisola, Morenike O. Adesina, Esther Déguénon, Victorien Dougnon, Moses O. Alfred, Aemere Ogunlaja, Olumide D. Olukanni, Titus A.M. Msagati, Emmanuel I. Unuabonah
Abstract
in surface water and groundwater respectively. The measured environmental concentrations of these antimicrobials pose a significant ecological risk while those of ciprofloxacin and ampicillin pose a high health risk to all population groups studied. The average concentrations of antibiotics investigated in this study exceeded their threshold values for Predicted No-Effect Concentrations (PNEC) associated with resistance selection, except for tetracycline.
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CiprofloxacinGroundwaterSurface waterEnvironmental scienceMethylparabenParabenEnvironmental healthEnvironmental chemistryPopulationToxicologyEnvironmental engineeringMedicineAntibioticsMicrobiologyBiologyChemistryGeologyFood sciencePreservativeGeotechnical engineeringPharmaceutical and Antibiotic Environmental ImpactsAntibiotic Use and ResistanceWater Treatment and Disinfection