Effects of antimicrobial exposure on detrital biofilm metabolism in urban and rural stream environments

dc.contributor.authorJepsen, Rikke
dc.contributor.authorHe, Ke
dc.contributor.authorBlaney, Lee
dc.contributor.authorSwan, Christopher
dc.date.accessioned2019-03-14T14:26:20Z
dc.date.available2019-03-14T14:26:20Z
dc.date.issued2019-05-20
dc.description.abstractThe occurrence of antimicrobials and other pharmaceuticals in streams is increasingly being reported, yet the impacts of these contaminants of emerging concern on aquatic ecosystems are relatively unknown. Bacteria and fungi are vital components of stream environments and, therefore, exposure to antimicrobials may have important consequences for ecosystem services, such as carbon cycling. The objective of this study was to investigate how two antimicrobials, ciprofloxacin and climbazole, impact detrital biofilm metabolism in urban and rural streams. To establish baseline conditions, the biological oxygen demand (BOD) of red maple (Acer rubrum) biofilms was measured in one urban and one rural stream. In mesocosm studies, the BOD of biofilms on singleand mixed-species leaf litter from the same sites was measured after exposure to 10 μg/L of the antimicrobials, both in combination and individually. The presence of ciprofloxacin and climbazole did not affect BOD compared to the controls at the urban site, although significant differences were identified for select treatments at the rural site. In addition, the BOD of mixed-leaf biofilms was not significantly different from that of single species litter after exposure. Overall, exposure to 10 μg/L of the antimicrobials did not significantly impact community-level carbon processing by the leaf biofilms, and leaf mixtures did not result in increased biofilm BOD compared to single species leaves. The outcomes of this work demonstrate a need for further research for the understanding the effects of antimicrobials on rural streams to prevent unintended consequences to ecological processes and biota from future development, leaking septic systems, and wastewater spills.en_US
dc.description.sponsorshipThis effort was supported with resources from the U.S. National Science Foundation Long-term Ecological Research (LTER) Program (Grant No. DEB-1027188) and Environmental Engineering Program (Grant No. CBET-1653726). Any opinions, findings, and conclusions or recommendations expressed in this material are those of the authors and do not necessarily reflect the views of the National Science Foundation.en_US
dc.description.urihttps://www.sciencedirect.com/science/article/pii/S0048969719307521#!en_US
dc.format.extent10 pagesen_US
dc.genrejournal articles postprintsen_US
dc.identifierdoi:10.13016/m2jeaf-mqnj
dc.identifier.citationRikke Jepsen, Ke He, Lee Blaney, Christopher Swan, Effects of antimicrobial exposure on detrital biofilm metabolism in urban and rural stream environments, Science of The Total Environment Volume 666, 20 May 2019, Pages 1151-1160, https://doi.org/10.1016/j.scitotenv.2019.02.254en_US
dc.identifier.urihttps://doi.org/10.1016/j.scitotenv.2019.02.254
dc.identifier.urihttp://hdl.handle.net/11603/13047
dc.language.isoen_USen_US
dc.publisherElsevier B.V.en_US
dc.relation.isAvailableAtThe University of Maryland, Baltimore County (UMBC)
dc.relation.ispartofUMBC Geography and Environmental Systems Department Collection
dc.relation.ispartofUMBC Faculty Collection
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dc.relation.ispartofUMBC Chemical, Biochemical & Environmental Engineering Department
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dc.rightsAttribution-NonCommercial-NoDerivs 3.0 United States
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dc.subjectantibioticen_US
dc.subjectcarbon processingen_US
dc.subjectciprofloxacinen_US
dc.subjectclimbazoleen_US
dc.subjectleaf litter breakdownen_US
dc.subjectstreamsen_US
dc.titleEffects of antimicrobial exposure on detrital biofilm metabolism in urban and rural stream environmentsen_US
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