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ArticleEnvironmental science and pollution research international2021

Monensin occurrence in surface water and its impact on aquatic biota in a stream of the southeast Pampas, Argentina.

Débora Jesabel Pérez, Elena Okada, Fernando Gastón Iturburu, Eduardo De Gerónimo, Germán Cantón, Virginia Carolina Aparicio, José Luis Costa, Mirta Lujan Menone

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Article in Environmental science and pollution research international, 2021. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. Cited by 3 papers.

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Débora Jesabel PérezConsejo Nacional de Investigaciones Científicas y Técnicas (CONICET), Godoy Cruz 2290, Ciudad Autónoma de Buenos Aires, C1425FQB, Buenos Aires, Argentina.
Elena OkadaINTA Centro Regional Buenos Aires Sur, Estación Experimental Agropecuaria Balcarce, Route 226 Km 73.5, 7620, Balcarce, Argentina. okada.elena@inta.gob.ar.
Fernando Gastón IturburuLaboratorio de Ecotoxicología, Instituto de Investigaciones Marinas y Costeras (IIMyC)-CONICET, Universidad Nacional de Mar del Plata, Dean Funes 3350, 7600, Mar del Plata, Argentina.
Eduardo De GerónimoConsejo Nacional de Investigaciones Científicas y Técnicas (CONICET), Godoy Cruz 2290, Ciudad Autónoma de Buenos Aires, C1425FQB, Buenos Aires, Argentina.
Germán CantónINTA Centro Regional Buenos Aires Sur, Estación Experimental Agropecuaria Balcarce, Route 226 Km 73.5, 7620, Balcarce, Argentina.
Virginia Carolina AparicioConsejo Nacional de Investigaciones Científicas y Técnicas (CONICET), Godoy Cruz 2290, Ciudad Autónoma de Buenos Aires, C1425FQB, Buenos Aires, Argentina.
José Luis CostaINTA Centro Regional Buenos Aires Sur, Estación Experimental Agropecuaria Balcarce, Route 226 Km 73.5, 7620, Balcarce, Argentina.
Mirta Lujan MenoneLaboratorio de Ecotoxicología, Instituto de Investigaciones Marinas y Costeras (IIMyC)-CONICET, Universidad Nacional de Mar del Plata, Dean Funes 3350, 7600, Mar del Plata, Argentina.
National Agricultural Technology Institute · ARConsejo Nacional de Investigaciones Científicas y Técnicas · ARInstitute of Marine and Coastal Research · AR

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Fondo para la Investigación Científica y Tecnológica 2016-0576Fondo para la Investigación Científica y Tecnológica PICT 2014-1460Fondo para la Investigación Científica y Tecnológica PICT 2014-1462Instituto Nacional de Tecnología Agropecuaria PD I039Instituto Nacional de Tecnología Agropecuaria PD I518Instituto Nacional de Tecnología Agropecuaria PNSUELO 1134044
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Abstract

Monensin is an ionophore antibiotic used as a feed additive and growth promoter in cattle production worldwide. The occurrence of monensin in aquatic surficial ecosystems is of concern due to its possible detrimental effects on human health and native biota. Argentina is one of the most important cattle beef producers worldwide; however, there is little knowledge on the environmental occurrence of monensin and the associated risks to aquatic biota. In this study, we developed a method for the extraction and quantification of monensin in surface water; then, we evaluated the occurrence of monensin in a stream impacted by different animal husbandry's operations, and then, we analyzed the ecological implications of monensin residues on aquatic organisms using the risk quotient (RQ) method. Sampling was carried out on August 2017 from the headwaters to the floodplain of the El Pantanoso stream, Buenos Aires province, Argentina. Monensin detection frequency was 75% (n = 20). The median level was 0.40 μg/L and the maximum concentration was 4.70 μg/L. The main input of monensin was from a cattle slaughterhouse, an activity that has not been considered before in the literature as a source of emission of veterinary pharmaceuticals into the environment. The RQ assessment showed that monensin levels could have potential negative effects on aquatic biota in the sampling site closest to the cattle slaughterhouse. The data obtained in this study shows that monensin was present in El Pantanoso surface waters at levels of high ecotoxicological risk to aquatic biota.

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Veterinary DrugsWater Pollutants, ChemicalAnimalsArgentinaBiotaCattleEcosystemEnvironmental MonitoringMonensinWaterMonensinVeterinary DrugsWaterWater Pollutants, ChemicalAquatic biotaCattle slaughterhouseEcological risk assessmentGrowth promotersIonophorePharmaceuticalsRisk quotientsSurface water

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