The Effect of Quinolones on Common Duckweed Lemna minor L., a Hydrophyte Bioindicator of Environmental Pollution
Bibliographic Data
| ID | 15467778 |
|---|---|
| Authors | Łukasz Sikorski (0000-0001-9177-6856, University of Warmia and Mazury in Olsztyn, corresponding author), Agnieszka Bęś (0000-0003-3649-4252, University of Warmia and Mazury in Olsztyn), Kazimierz Warmiński (0000-0003-1674-2319, University of Warmia and Mazury in Olsztyn) |
| Year | 2023 |
| Volume | 20 |
| Issue | 6 |
| Pages | 5089-5089 |
| Publication date | 2023-03-14 |
| Peer Reviewed | Yes |
| Open Access | Yes |
| Type | ARTICLE |
| Venue | International Journal of Environmental Research and Public Health (JOURNAL) |
| Journal identifiers | ISSN: 1661-7827 • E-ISSN: 1660-4601 |
| Publisher | Multidisciplinary Digital Publishing Institute (PUBLISHER • CH) |
| DOI | 10.3390/ijerph20065089 |
| PMID | 36981998 |
| OpenAlex | W4324144222 |
| Language | EN |
| Citations received | 1 |
| References cited | 56 |
Plant growth and the development of morphological traits in plants are inhibited under exposure to pharmaceuticals that are present in soil and water. The present study revealed that moxifloxacin (MOXI), nalidixic acid (NAL), levofloxacin (LVF) and pefloxacin (PEF) at concentrations of >0.29, >0.48, >0.62 and >1.45 mg × L -1 , respectively, inhibited the growth (Ir) of duckweed plants and decreased their yield (Iy). In the current study, none of the tested quinolones (QNs) at any of the examined concentrations were lethal for common duckweed plants. However, at the highest concentration (12.8 mg × L -1 ), LVF increased Ir and Iy values by 82% on average and increased the values of NAL, PEF and MOXI by 62% on average. All tested QNs led to the loss of assimilation pigments. In consequence, all QNs, except for LVF, induced changes in chlorophyll fluorescence (Fv/Fm), without any effect on phaeophytinization quotient (PQ) values. The uptake of NAL, MOXI, LVF by Lemna minor during the 7-day chronic toxicity test was directly proportional to drug concentrations in the growth medium. Nalidixic acid was absorbed in the largest quantities, whereas in the group of fluoroquinolones (FQNs), MOXI, LVF and PEF were less effectively absorbed by common duckweed. This study demonstrated that biosorption by L. minor occurs regardless of the plants' condition. These findings indicate that L. minor can be used as an effective biological method to remove QNs from wastewater and water and that biosorption should be a mandatory process in conventional water and wastewater treatment
Aquatic plant · Bioindicator · Biology · Lemna minor · Macrophyte · Biological Control of Invasive Species · Chemistry · Environmental Chemistry and Analysis · Environmental Science · Pharmaceutical and Antibiotic Environmental Impacts · Ecology · Environmental Chemistry · Pollution
| Unique citing works | 1 |
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| Citations per year | 0,33 |
| Citation span | 2023 - 2023 (1) |
| Citation velocity | historical |
| Highly cited | No |
| Citation types | Neutral: 1 |