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Azithromycin removal using pine bark, oak ash and mussel shell.

Raquel Cela-Dablanca¹, Ana Barreiro¹, Lucía Rodríguez-López²

¹Dept. Soil Science and Agricultural Chemistry, Engineering Polytechnic School, Univ. Santiago de Compostela, 27002, Lugo, Spain.

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Summary

Oak ash, pine bark, and mussel shell effectively remove the antibiotic azithromycin (AZM) from soil. These low-cost bio-adsorbents enhance AZM removal, offering a promising solution for environmental pollution control.

Keywords:

Adsorption Antibiotics By-products Desorption Emerging pollutants Soils

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Area of Science:

Environmental Science
Environmental Chemistry
Adsorption Science

Background:

Antibiotic contamination poses a significant environmental risk.
Adsorption is a cost-effective method for removing pollutants.
Azithromycin (AZM) is a widely used antibiotic with environmental persistence.

Purpose of the Study:

To evaluate pine bark, oak ash, and mussel shell as bio-adsorbents for azithromycin (AZM).
To assess the efficiency of these bio-adsorbents in removing AZM from different soil types.
To investigate the adsorption and desorption characteristics of AZM on soils with and without bio-adsorbents.

Main Methods:

Batch adsorption experiments were conducted using varying AZM concentrations (2.5–600 μmol L⁻¹).
Three by-products (pine bark, oak ash, mussel shell) were tested as adsorbents.
Adsorption data were fitted to Linear, Freundlich, and Langmuir models.

Main Results:

Oak ash demonstrated the highest adsorption capacity (>80% retention), followed by pine bark (69%) and mussel shell (25-50%).
Adsorption of AZM onto the bio-adsorbents was largely irreversible, with negligible desorption.
Bio-adsorbent application ensured 100% AZM adsorption across all tested concentrations in soils.

Conclusions:

Pine bark, oak ash, and mussel shell are effective and low-cost bio-adsorbents for removing azithromycin from the environment.
These materials significantly enhance AZM removal efficiency in contaminated soils.
The findings offer a sustainable approach to mitigate emerging contaminant pollution from antibiotics.