Guest guest Posted July 16, 2007 Report Share Posted July 16, 2007 Antibiotics Absorbed By Vegetables 12 July 2007 Evaluating the impact of livestock antibiotics on the environment, University of Minnesota researchers have found that many vegetables uptake the antibiotics. The study, in the Journal of Environmental Quality, shows that food crops can readily accumulate antibiotics from soils spread with cattle manure. The findings were based on a greenhouse study involving three food crops: corn, lettuce, and potatoes. The plants were grown in soil modified with liquid hog manure containing sulfamethazine, a commonly used veterinary antibiotic. The researchers found that the antibiotic was taken up by all three crops. The antibiotic was found in the plant leaves and concentrations in the plant tissue increased as the amount of antibiotic present in the manure increased. Worryingly, it also diffused into potato tubers, which suggests that other root crops - such as carrots and radishes - may be particularly vulnerable to antibiotic contamination. Researcher Satish Gupta said that contaminated plants had the potential to cause allergic reactions in people with antibiotic sensitivity. He also noted that contamination is likely to foster antimicrobial resistance, which can render antibiotics ineffective. And co-researcher Holly Dolliver warned that antibiotic contaminated plants may be of particular concern to the organic farming industry, where manure is often the main source of crop nutrients. While the USDA stipulates that organic producers must manage animal materials in a manner that does not contribute to contamination of crops by residues of prohibited substances, manures containing antibiotics are not formally banned or prohibited. Dolliver concluded that further research is needed to investigate how different plants absorb different antibiotic compounds. Source: Soil Science Society of America http://www.scienceagogo.com/news/20070611194357data_trunc_sys.shtml Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest guest Posted July 16, 2007 Report Share Posted July 16, 2007 wow! Interesting thank you for sharing. Hodmimir Holt <hodmimir_holt wrote: Antibiotics Absorbed By Vegetables 12 July 2007 Evaluating the impact of livestock antibiotics on the environment, University of Minnesota researchers have found that many vegetables uptake the antibiotics. The study, in the Journal of Environmental Quality, shows that food crops can readily accumulate antibiotics from soils spread with cattle manure. The findings were based on a greenhouse study involving three food crops: corn, lettuce, and potatoes. The plants were grown in soil modified with liquid hog manure containing sulfamethazine, a commonly used veterinary antibiotic. The researchers found that the antibiotic was taken up by all three crops. The antibiotic was found in the plant leaves and concentrations in the plant tissue increased as the amount of antibiotic present in the manure increased. Worryingly, it also diffused into potato tubers, which suggests that other root crops - such as carrots and radishes - may be particularly vulnerable to antibiotic contamination. Researcher Satish Gupta said that contaminated plants had the potential to cause allergic reactions in people with antibiotic sensitivity. He also noted that contamination is likely to foster antimicrobial resistance, which can render antibiotics ineffective. And co-researcher Holly Dolliver warned that antibiotic contaminated plants may be of particular concern to the organic farming industry, where manure is often the main source of crop nutrients. While the USDA stipulates that organic producers must manage animal materials in a manner that does not contribute to contamination of crops by residues of prohibited substances, manures containing antibiotics are not formally banned or prohibited. Dolliver concluded that further research is needed to investigate how different plants absorb different antibiotic compounds. Source: Soil Science Society of America http://www.scienceagogo.com/news/20070611194357data_trunc_sys.shtml Terry Lynn Bakhtiari May God bless you Today and always. www.terrywithpcos.blogspot.com oneSearch: Finally, mobile search that gives answers, not web links. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest guest Posted July 16, 2007 Report Share Posted July 16, 2007 thanks for passing this along. It's sad though and along with this is the dumping of toxins from human waste into our system. Since many take prescriptiondrugs. It upsets me Here we are as afamily drug free-antibiotic free ....of course those are good things but I guess I'm feel like I'm swimming against the tide Em rawfood , " Hodmimir Holt " <hodmimir_holt wrote: > > Antibiotics Absorbed By Vegetables > 12 July 2007 > > Evaluating the impact of livestock antibiotics on the environment, > University of Minnesota researchers have found that many vegetables > uptake the antibiotics. The study, in the Journal of Environmental > Quality, shows that food crops can readily accumulate antibiotics > from soils spread with cattle manure. > > The findings were based on a greenhouse study involving three food > crops: corn, lettuce, and potatoes. The plants were grown in soil > modified with liquid hog manure containing sulfamethazine, a commonly > used veterinary antibiotic. The researchers found that the antibiotic > was taken up by all three crops. > > The antibiotic was found in the plant leaves and concentrations in > the plant tissue increased as the amount of antibiotic present in the > manure increased. Worryingly, it also diffused into potato tubers, > which suggests that other root crops - such as carrots and radishes - > may be particularly vulnerable to antibiotic contamination. > > Researcher Satish Gupta said that contaminated plants had the > potential to cause allergic reactions in people with antibiotic > sensitivity. He also noted that contamination is likely to foster > antimicrobial resistance, which can render antibiotics ineffective. > And co-researcher Holly Dolliver warned that antibiotic contaminated > plants may be of particular concern to the organic farming industry, > where manure is often the main source of crop nutrients. > > While the USDA stipulates that organic producers must manage animal > materials in a manner that does not contribute to contamination of > crops by residues of prohibited substances, manures containing > antibiotics are not formally banned or prohibited. Dolliver concluded > that further research is needed to investigate how different plants > absorb different antibiotic compounds. > > Source: Soil Science Society of America > > http://www.scienceagogo.com/news/20070611194357data_trunc_sys.shtml > Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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