Ecological and human health risks of antibiotics in marine species through mass transfer from sea to land in a coastal area: a case study in Qinzhou Bay, the South China Sea

Wang, Cong; Lu, Yonglong; Sun, Bin; Zhang, Meng; Wang, Chenchen; Xiu, Cuo; Johnson, Andrew C. ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0003-1570-3764; Wang, Pei. 2023 Ecological and human health risks of antibiotics in marine species through mass transfer from sea to land in a coastal area: a case study in Qinzhou Bay, the South China Sea. Environmental Pollution, 316 (1), 120502. 8, pp. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.envpol.2022.120502

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Abstract/Summary

Antibiotics have been detected in aquatic environment around the world. Understanding internal concentrations of antibiotics in organisms could further improve risk governance. In this study, we investigated the occurrence of seven sulfonamides, four tetracyclines, five fluoroquinolones, and five macrolides antibiotics in six fish, four crustaceans, and five mollusks species collected from Qinzhou Bay, an important part of the Beibu Gulf in the South China Sea in 2018. 19 of all the 21 target antibiotics were detectable in biota. The total concentrations of the antibiotics ranged from 15.2 to 182 ng/g dry weight in all marine organisms, with sulfonamides and macrolides being the most abundant antibiotics. Mollusks accumulated more antibiotics than fish and crustaceans, implying the species-specific bioaccumulation of antibiotics. The pH dependent partition coefficients of antibiotics exhibited significantly positive correlation with their concentrations in organisms. The ecological risk assessment suggested that marine species in Qinzhou Bay were threatened by azithromycin and norfloxacin. The annual mass loading of antibiotics from Qinzhou Bay to the coastal land area for human ingestion via marine fishery catches was 4.02 kg, with mollusks being the predominant migration contributor. The estimated daily intakes of erythromycin indicated that consumption of seafood from Qinzhou Bay posed considerable risks to children (2–5 years old). The results in this study provide important insights for antibiotics pollution assessment and risk management.

Item Type:	Publication - Article
Digital Object Identifier (DOI):	https://doi.org/10.1016/j.envpol.2022.120502
UKCEH and CEH Sections/Science Areas:	Pollution (Science Area 2017-)
ISSN:	0269-7491
Additional Keywords:	antibiotics, marine species, ecological risk, human health risk, Beibu gulf
NORA Subject Terms:	Ecology and Environment Health
Date made live:	27 Oct 2022 14:13 +0 (UTC)
URI:	https://nora.nerc.ac.uk/id/eprint/533440

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