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 …

The use of fluoroquinolones (FQs) antibiotics as therapeutic agents and growth promoters is
increasing worldwide; however their extensive uses are also resulting in antibiotic …

Antibiotics are highly effective, bioactive substances. As a result of their consumption,
excretion, and persistence, they are disseminated mostly via excrements and enter the soils …

The behavior of fluoroquinolone antibacterial agents (FQs) during mechanical− biological
wastewater treatment was studied by mass flow analysis. In addition, the fate of FQs in …

Veterinary medicines are widely used to treat disease and protect the health of animals.
Dietary enhancing feed additives (growth promoters) are also incorporated into the feed of …

While antibiotics are frequently found in the environment, their biodegradability and
ecotoxicological effects are not well understood. Ciprofloxacin inhibits active and growing …

Fluoroquinolones (FQs) are among the most important antibacterial agents used in human
and veterinary medicine. Because of the growing practice of adding manure and sewage …

While the description of resistance to quinolones is almost as old as these antimicrobial
agents themselves, transferable mechanisms of quinolone resistance (TMQR) remained …

A study of ciprofloxacin sorption to 30 soils from the eastern United States revealed a
statistically significant effect of pH on the solid–water distribution coefficient (Kd). Cation …

The occurrence of human and veterinary pharmaceuticals in soil and water (Thiele-Bruhn
2003; Snyder et al. 2003; Hamscher et al. 2004; Kay et al. 2004) has led to increased …