Pesticide and antibiotic pollution in the Mekong Delta Chau, N.D.G., Renaud, F. G., Sebesvari, Z., Rosendal, I., Amelung, W 6 th WISDOM seminar, 10 14 June, 2013 Bonn Slide 1 Vortrag > Autor > Dokumentname > Datum
Introduction Mekong Deta 55% of national rice production in 2011 [GSO, 2011] 40% of fruits production [Vietnam s Fruit and Vegetables association, 2011] 60% of fishery production [GSO, 2011] Increasingly use of pesticides and antibiotics Risks of exposure to pesticides and antibiotics in water [Photos : internet] Slide 2 Folie 2
Main objectives 1. To identify the main pollution sources for pesticides and antibiotics and assess their influence on water quality in the Mekong delta. 2. To link pesticide and antibiotic pollution with human exposure via different drinking water sources 3. To generate GIS based risk maps of drinking water quality by linking hazard (pollution) and exposure (water use for drinking). Slide 3 Folie 3
Approach First stage: (August 2011 March 2012) Field survey, household interview, expert interview, secondary data collection to select study sites, design sample size, sampling frequency and study compounds Second stage: (Dec 2011 May 2013) Analytical method development Sampling, sample extraction and analysis Data treatment and validation Third stage Development of GIS risk assessment maps Slide 4 Folie 4
Study sites Sampling locations Can Tho city and An Giang province Slide 5 Folie 5
Study sites Selected sites for assessment of water pollution by pesticide use Province Location Land use Soil type Irrigation Can Tho O Mon (OM) Triple paddy rice crop, fruit tree Alluvial soil None closed dyke system Co Do (CD) Double paddy rice crop, veggies Slight acid sulfate soil None closed dyke system Thoi Lai (TL) Triple paddy rice crop Slight acid sulfate soil None closed dyke system An Giang Thoai Son (TS) Triple paddy rice crop Slight acid sulfate soil Closed dyke system Slide 6 Folie 6
Study sites Selected sites for assessment of water pollution by antibiotic use Province Location Land use Soil type Irrigation Can Tho Co Do (CD) Hatchery fish Slight acid sulfate soil None closed dyke system An Giang Chau Phu (CP) Mature catfish (Pangasius) Alluvial soil Closed dyke system Slide 7 Folie 7
Results Slide 8 Folie 8
Percentage of different water sources used by interviewed households 100 Thoai Son (n = 29) Chau Phu (n = 30) 80 83 90 67 60 43 40 30 27 14 17 20 7 0 0 pipe ground rain canal bottled pipe ground rain canal bottled 100 80 73 79 80 68 60 54 40 38 40 23 23 26 20 0 6 6 0 5 75 O Mon (n = 26) Thoi Lai (n = 34) Co Do (n = 20) Slide 9 Folie 9
Selected pesticides (132 HH) Types WHO toxic classification Use (%) Fenoxaprop-P-ethyl III 18 Butachlor Herbicide III 16 Pretilachlor U 63 Azoxystrobin III 34 Trifloxystrobin III 14 Hexaconazole U 27 Isoprothiolane II 31 Difenoconazole Fungicide II 83 Propiconazole II 64 Thiamethoxam III 36 Tebuconazole III 10 Quinalphos III 17 Cypermethrin II 14 Fenobucarb Insecticide II 19 Fipronil II Slide 10 38 Folie 10
Selected antibiotics (17 HH) Use (%) Chemical group Amoxicillin 18 Penicillins Ampiciline 12 Penicillins Cephalexin Monohydrate 6 Penicillins Chloramphenicol 6 Phenicol Florfenicol 29 Phenicol Kanamycin sulfate 6 Aminoglycosides Spectinomycine 12 Aminoglycosides Sulfadimethoxin 6 Sulfonamides Doxycycline 29 Tetracyclines Oxytetracycline 12 Tetracyclines Sulfamethoxazole 41 Sulfonamides Trimethoprim 41 Bacteriostatic antibiotic Slide 11 Enroflorxacine 47 Fluoroquinolones Folie 11
Pesticide pollution Slide 12 Folie 12
Compounds Summary of the residues of pesticides in water for all samples (n = 270, March 2012 January 2013) Quantification frequency (%) Max. conc. (µg/l) Slide 13 Median conc. (µg/l Butachlor 44.1 0.81 0.25 Pretilachlor 58.9 0.85 0.21 Fenoxapro P EC ethyl guideline of 0 the threshold of 0 individual 0 Propiconazole pesticide in 27.8 drinking water: 4.76 0.1 µg/l 0.51 Tebuconazole 26.7 1.34 0.34 Hexaconazole 51.5 1.79 0.44 Trifloxystrobin 11.5 0.56 0.15 Isoprothiolane 77.4 8.49 0.47 Difenoconazole 5.2 3.18 1.30 Azoxystrobin 45.9 2.41 0.49 Fenobucarb 70.7 2.18 0.14 Quinalphos 57.4 1.33 0.17 Thiamethoxam 3.0 0.95 0.63 Fipronil 62.2 0.41 0.17 Cypermethrin 0.4 0.77 0.77 Folie 13
Pesticide residues in bottled water Randomly collected from 84 brands in Can Tho 500 ml bottle 19 L bottle No. of analyzed samples/ brands 26/ 10 22/ 8 No. of samples contaminated by pesticides 17/26 13/22 Max total pesticide concentration ( g/l) 1.38 0.53 Average total pesticides ( g/l) 0.42 0.26 No. of samples with individual pesticide residues Fenobucarb 2 6 Quinalphos 1 1 Butachlor 4 Isoprothiolane 8 6 Pretilachlor 13 3 Fipronil 4 Hexaconazole 3 6 Azoxystrobin 1 No. of samples exceeding EC guideline 0.5 g/l 5 Slide 14 2 Folie 14
Antibiotic pollution Slide 15 Folie 15
Summary of the residues of antibiotics in water (March 2012 to January 2013) No. analyzed samples Quantification frequency (%) Median conc. (µg/l) Range conc. (µg/l) Enroflorxacine 169 38% 0.012 0.001 0.081 Sulfamethoxazole 169 78% 0.020 0.001 0.239 Trimethoprim 137 84% 0.016 0.001 0.330 Slide 16 Folie 16
µg/l Antibiotic occurrence in Co Do and Chau Phu 0.14 0.12 Sulfamethoxazole Trimethoprim Enroflorxacine 0.10 0.08 0.022 0.06 0.04 0.031 0.012 0.021 0.017 0.012 0.014 0.013 0.018 0.02 0.00 Co Do (n=24) Chau Phu 1 (n=31) Chau Phu 2 (n=29) p < 0.05 Co Do (n=24) Chau Phu 1 (n=31) Chau Phu 2 (n=29) Co Do (n=24) Chau Phu 1 (n=31) Chau Phu 2 (n=29) Slide 17 Folie 17
Conclusions Domestic water: surface water and groundwater are the main sources Drinking water: surface water is still used (up to 38% of households in Thoai Son) Most intensive pesticide use: Thoai Son Isoprothiolane, fenobucarb and pretilachlor were the 3 most frequently detected pesticides, median conc. 0.47, 0.14 and 0.17 µg/l, respectively Antibiotics: low concentrations, ranging from 0.001 to 0.330 µg/l 93% surface water samples exceed EC guideline for total pesticides in drinking water (0.5 µg/l) So far, there are no guidelines for the thresholds of sulfamethoxazole, trimethoprime and enroflorxacine concentrations in drinking water. Slide 18 Folie 18
What s next? Develop GIS risk maps for drinking water quality Publiciations on (1) pesticide pollution, and (2) antibiotic pollution in the Mekong delta Finish the study on dissipation of some antibiotics under tropical climate Slide 19 Folie 19
Thank you! nguyendang@ehs.unu.edu Slide 20 Folie 20