https://ogma.newcastle.edu.au/vital/access/ /manager/Index en-au 5 Contamination of long-term manure-fertilized Indian paddy soils with veterinary antibiotics: Impact on bacterial communities and antibiotics resistance genes https://ogma.newcastle.edu.au/vital/access/ /manager/Repository/uon:51982 Mon 25 Sep 2023 13:54:41 AEST ]]> Risks of veterinary antibiotics contamination in Indian organic farmlands: A reality unfolded https://ogma.newcastle.edu.au/vital/access/ /manager/Repository/uon:54933 SAs (manure: 0.90‒73; soil: 0.20‒48.40) > QNs (manure: nd‒3.60; soil: nd‒1.80) > MLs (manure: nd‒1.50; soil: nd‒0.90). Poultry manure-applied farmlands exhibited the highest antibiotic contamination levels, with total antibiotic concentrations surpassing the ecotoxicological effect trigger value of 100 μg kg−1 set by the Steering Committee of the Veterinary International Committee on Harmonization, highlighting the potential hazard of VAs to the soil ecosystem. The translocation of VAs in vegetables was in the order: leaf > root > fruit, and bioaccumulation of 0.10‒3.90 μg kg−1 was recorded. Notably, the calculated risk quotients of antibiotics in vegetables were ˂1, indicating the negligible risk to human health. Overall, our study unveils a concerning state of VAs pollution in organic farmlands in India that warrants special attention, as it may contribute to the proliferation of antibiotic resistance.]]> Fri 22 Mar 2024 14:33:11 AEDT ]]>