Abstract
Soil nanocolloids are highly mobile and can act as carriers for the transport of antibiotics to a wider and deeper range of soils; however, the inherent behavior and mechanism of nanocolloid-carrying antibiotics in soil remain unclear. In this study, we conducted a comprehensive investigation of the migration of antibiotics in paddy red soil during the organic fertilization process using four common soil nanocolloids: kaolin (KL), montmorillonite (MT), hematite (HT), and humic acid (HA). The results showed that nanocolloid carriers promoted the intra-medium (from soil surface to the bottom) and inter-medium transfer (from organic fertilizers to soil) of antibiotics. The migration mechanisms of antibiotics carried by the nanocolloids differed: the phenolic hydroxyl and carboxyl groups of HA esterified with the carboxyl groups of quinolones and phenolic hydroxyl groups of tetracyclines, respectively, while the oxygen atoms of HT formed stabilizing complexes with the soil, which could further adsorb antibiotics using their functional group-rich complexes. Smaller antibiotic compounds were adsorbed in the metal oxide interlayer of MT via cation exchange, whereas KL adsorbed antibiotics on its metal oxide surface layer in the same way but were susceptible to desorption. Additionally, nanocolloids changed the adsorption capacity of soil for antibiotics and influenced the enrichment of dominant/functional bacteria (e.g., Burkholderiaceae) and thus varied the vertical distribution of antibiotics in soil. These findings enhance our understanding of the migration behavior and mechanism of nanocolloid-carrying antibiotics in red paddy soil and provide a theoretical foundation for preventing and controlling antibiotic pollution in arable systems.
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