ReviewToxics2023
Occurrence, Bioaccumulation, Metabolism and Ecotoxicity of Fluoroquinolones in the Aquatic Environment: A Review.
Review in Toxics, 2023. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. Cited by 14 papers.
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Who cites it
14 citing papers in PubMed, 61 citations in OpenAlex.
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- Integrated assessment of developmental toxicity of antibiotic pollutants: Machine learning prediction, zebrafish validation, and network toxicology.Molecular diversity · 2026Article
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- Environmental Impact of Fluoroquinolones and Their Photocatalytic Transformation Products: Degradation with Activated Sludge and in Surface Waters, Change in Antimicrobial Activity and Ecotoxicity.International journal of molecular sciences · 2026Article
- The Emerging Threat of Antibiotic Residues in the Aquatic Environments of East Africa: A Systematic Review.Environmental health insights · 2026Review
- Occurrence of antibacterials, antivirals, and anti-inflammatory pharmaceuticals for COVID-19 treatment as emerging contaminants in the Chinese freshwater environment before, during and after the pandemic: the need for dynamic eco-pharmacovigilance.Environmental health and preventive medicine · 2026Review
- Seasonal analysis and environmental risk assessment of selected emerging pollutants in the Vaal River catchment area of South Africa.Environmental monitoring and assessment · 2025Article
- Broccoli to the Lab: Green-Synthesized N-CQDs for Ultrasensitive "Turn-On" Detection of Norfloxacin in Food.Sensors (Basel, Switzerland) · 2025Article
- Gatifloxacin detection in the nanoscale: a review exploring current biosensing technologies and future opportunities.RSC advances · 2025Review
- Pharmaceuticals and Microplastics in Aquatic Environments: A Comprehensive Review of Pathways and Distribution, Toxicological and Ecological Effects.International journal of environmental research and public health · 2025Review
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- A Review on Fluoroquinolones' Toxicity to Freshwater Organisms and a Risk Assessment.Journal of xenobiotics · 2024Review
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9 authors at 2 institutions in 1 country.
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Abstract
In recent years, there has been growing concern about antibiotic contamination in water bodies, particularly the widespread presence of fluoroquinolones (FQs), which pose a serious threat to ecosystems due to their extensive use and the phenomenon of "pseudo-persistence". This article provides a comprehensive review of the literature on FQs in water bodies, summarizing and analyzing contamination levels of FQs in global surface water over the past three years, as well as the bioaccumulation and metabolism patterns of FQs in aquatic organisms, their ecological toxicity, and the influencing factors. The results show that FQs contamination is widespread in surface water across the surveyed 32 countries, with ciprofloxacin and norfloxacin being the most heavy contaminants. Furthermore, contamination levels are generally higher in developing and developed countries. It has been observed that compound types, species, and environmental factors influence the bioaccumulation, metabolism, and toxicity of FQs in aquatic organisms. FQs tend to accumulate more in organisms with higher lipid content, and toxicity experiments have shown that FQs exhibit the highest toxicity to bacteria and the weakest toxicity to mollusk. This article summarizes and analyzes the current research status and shortcomings of FQs, providing guidance and theoretical support for future research directions.
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