Desenvolvimento de um método para monitoramento da contaminação do solo pelo fármaco Azitromicina: uma abordagem sustentável

Abstract

The purpose of this study is to evaluate the application of a method to monitor soil contamination by Drug Azithromycin, caused by incorrect disposal made by the population, using the technique of Infra Red Spectroscopy Fourier Transform. It was found that the same drug in micropoluente characteristic exerts significant effects on the environment. The soil was in contact with the drug presentations Azithromycin 250 mg and 500 mg for 20 days, exposed to different climatic conditions, and can observe the recovery of the residual drug in the soil of 6.41% for 250 mg presentations and 10.14% for presentations 500 mg, considering the worst case. The technique of Fourier Transform Infrared proved to be sensitive and robust for quantification of the drug. There was also a questionnaire, in the region of Itapevi - Greater São Paulo, to assess the degree of knowledge of the population about how to properly dispose of their drugs, and results showed that over 94% of respondents discard in trash and 88 % never obtained information on the proper way to dispose of medications . Thus, the study aims to implement a method of quantifying soil Azithromycin and alert the public about the impact of their attitudes to the environment.