Antibiotics degradation by advanced oxidation process (AOPs): Recent advances in ecotoxicity and antibiotic-resistance genes induction of degradation products

Shuo Li; Yanan Wu; Heshan Zheng; Hongbin Li; Yongjie Zheng; Jun Nan; Jun Ma; Dillirani Nagarajan; Jo-Shu Chang

doi:10.1016/j.chemosphere.2022.136977

Antibiotics degradation by advanced oxidation process (AOPs): Recent advances in ecotoxicity and antibiotic-resistance genes induction of degradation products

Chemosphere. 2023 Jan;311(Pt 2):136977. doi: 10.1016/j.chemosphere.2022.136977. Epub 2022 Oct 26.

Authors

Shuo Li¹, Yanan Wu², Heshan Zheng³, Hongbin Li², Yongjie Zheng², Jun Nan⁴, Jun Ma⁴, Dillirani Nagarajan⁵, Jo-Shu Chang⁶

Affiliations

¹ College of Chemistry and Chemical Engineering, Qiqihar University, Qiqihar, 161006, China; Urban Water Resources Development and Northern National Engineering Research Center, Harbin, 150090, China; School of Environment, Harbin Institute of Technology, Harbin, 150090, China.
² College of Chemistry and Chemical Engineering, Qiqihar University, Qiqihar, 161006, China.
³ College of Chemistry and Chemical Engineering, Qiqihar University, Qiqihar, 161006, China. Electronic address: 787672849@qq.com.
⁴ Urban Water Resources Development and Northern National Engineering Research Center, Harbin, 150090, China; School of Environment, Harbin Institute of Technology, Harbin, 150090, China.
⁵ Department of Chemical Engineering, National Cheng-Kung University, Tainan, Taiwan.
⁶ Department of Chemical Engineering, National Cheng-Kung University, Tainan, Taiwan; Department of Chemical and Materials Engineering, Tunghai University, Taichung, 407, Taiwan; Research Center for Smart Sustainable Circular Economy, Tunghai University, Taichung, 407, Taiwan; Department of Chemical Engineering and Materials Science, Yuan Ze University, Chung-Li, Taiwan. Electronic address: changjs@mail.ncku.edu.tw.

PMID: 36309060
DOI: 10.1016/j.chemosphere.2022.136977

Abstract

Antibiotic contamination could cause serious risks of ecotoxicity and resistance gene induction. Advanced oxidation processes (AOPs) such as Fenton, photocatalysis, activated persulfate, electrochemistry and other AOPs technologies have been proven effective in the degradation of high-risk, refractory organic pollutants such as antibiotics. However, due to the limited mineralization ability, a large number of degradation intermediates will be produced in the oxidation process. The residual or undiscovered ecological risks of degradation products are potential safety hazards and problems necessitating comprehensive studies. In-depth investigations especially on the full assessments of ecotoxicity and resistance genes induction capability of antibiotic degradation products are important issues in reducing the environmental problems of antibiotics. Therefore, this review presents an overview of the current knowledge on the efficiency of different AOPs systems in reducing antibiotics toxicity and antibiotic resistance.

Keywords: Advanced oxidation process; Antibiotic degradation; Antibiotic-resistance genes; Products toxicity.

Publication types

Review