Pharmaceutical pollution in aquatic environments: a concise review of environmental impacts and bioremediation systems

M Ortúzar, M Esterhuizen… - Frontiers in …, 2022 - frontiersin.org
The presence of emerging contaminants in the environment, such as pharmaceuticals, is a
growing global concern. The excessive use of medication globally, together with the …

[HTML][HTML] Distribution of antibiotic resistance genes in the environment

M Zhuang, Y Achmon, Y Cao, X Liang, L Chen… - Environmental …, 2021 - Elsevier
The prevalence of antibiotic resistant bacteria (ARB) and antibiotic resistance genes (ARGs)
in the microbiome is a major public health concern globally. Many habitats in the …

Microplastics in the environment: Interactions with microbes and chemical contaminants

FK Mammo, ID Amoah, KM Gani, L Pillay… - Science of the Total …, 2020 - Elsevier
Microplastics (MPs) are contaminants of emerging concern that have gained considerable
attention during the last few decades due to their adverse impact on living organisms and …

Water analysis: emerging contaminants and current issues

SD Richardson, SY Kimura - Analytical Chemistry, 2019 - ACS Publications
This biennial review covers developments in water analysis for emerging environmental
contaminants over the period of October 2017− October 2019. Analytical Chemistry's policy …

A review of emerging organic contaminants (EOCs), antibiotic resistant bacteria (ARB), and antibiotic resistance genes (ARGs) in the environment: Increasing removal …

J García, MJ García-Galán, JW Day, R Boopathy… - Bioresource …, 2020 - Elsevier
Emerging organic contaminants (EOCs) include a diverse group of chemical compounds,
such as pharmaceuticals and personal care products (PPCPs), pesticides, hormones …

[HTML][HTML] Wastewater treatment plants as a reservoir of integrase and antibiotic resistance genes–an epidemiological threat to workers and environment

W Zieliński, E Korzeniewska, M Harnisz… - Environment …, 2021 - Elsevier
Conventional mechanical and biological wastewater treatment is unable to completely
eliminate all pollutants, which can therefore enter surface water bodies together with treated …

[HTML][HTML] Small-scale wastewater treatment plants as a source of the dissemination of antibiotic resistance genes in the aquatic environment

A Osińska, E Korzeniewska, M Harnisz, E Felis… - Journal of hazardous …, 2020 - Elsevier
Wastewater treatment plants (WWTPs) are significant source of antibiotic resistant bacteria
(ARB) and antibiotic resistance genes (ARGs), which can spread further in the environment …

[HTML][HTML] Monitoring antibiotic resistance genes in wastewater environments: the challenges of filling a gap in the One-Health cycle

A Miłobedzka, C Ferreira, I Vaz-Moreira… - Journal of Hazardous …, 2022 - Elsevier
Antibiotic resistance (AR) is a global problem requiring international cooperation and
coordinated action. Global monitoring must rely on methods available and comparable …

Treatment technologies to mitigate the harmful effects of recalcitrant fluoroquinolone antibiotics on the environ-ment and human health

P Mathur, D Sanyal, DL Callahan, XA Conlan… - Environmental …, 2021 - Elsevier
Antibiotic proliferation in the environment and their persistent nature is an issue of global
concern as they induce antibiotic resistance threatening both human health and the …

Antimicrobial resistance in rivers: a review of the genes detected and new challenges

P Grenni - Environmental Toxicology and Chemistry, 2022 - Wiley Online Library
River ecosystems are very important parts of the water cycle and an excellent habitat, food,
and drinking water source for many organisms, including humans. Antibiotics are emerging …