Occurrence and toxicity of antibiotics in the aquatic environment: A review

P Kovalakova, L Cizmas, TJ McDonald, B Marsalek… - Chemosphere, 2020 - Elsevier
In recent years, antibiotics have been used for human and animal disease treatment, growth
promotion, and prophylaxis, and their consumption is rising worldwide. Antibiotics are often …

Antibiotic use in agriculture and its consequential resistance in environmental sources: potential public health implications

C Manyi-Loh, S Mamphweli, E Meyer, A Okoh - Molecules, 2018 - mdpi.com
Due to the increased demand of animal protein in developing countries, intensive farming is
instigated, which results in antibiotic residues in animal-derived products, and eventually …

Adsorptive removal of sulfonamides, tetracyclines and quinolones from wastewater and water using carbon-based materials: Recent developments and future …

BK Biswal, R Balasubramanian - Journal of Cleaner Production, 2022 - Elsevier
Antibiotics are widely used for treatment of diseases caused by bacteria. They reach the
aquatic environment through urine and excreta. The dominant antibiotics that are commonly …

Antibiotics in the aquatic environments: a review of the European scenario

IT Carvalho, L Santos - Environment international, 2016 - Elsevier
The discovery of antibiotics is considered one of the most significant scientific achievements
of the 20th century, revolutionizing both human and veterinary medicine. However …

[HTML][HTML] Efficient detection and treatment of pharmaceutical contaminants to produce clean water for better health and environmental

MR Letsoalo, T Sithole, S Mufamadi… - Journal of Cleaner …, 2023 - Elsevier
The influx of emerging, prescribed, and FDA approved pharmaceutical contaminants (PCs)
in the environment is continuously affecting human health and human cycle (even at trace …

Surface molecularly imprinted polymer-based sensors for antibiotic detection

N Hasaneen, S Akhtarian, R Pulicharla, SK Brar… - TrAC Trends in …, 2024 - Elsevier
Among the various types of contaminants, residual antibiotics are of particular concern due
to their persistence even at low concentrations in environmental matrices such as water …

[HTML][HTML] Microbiological effects of sublethal levels of antibiotics

DI Andersson, D Hughes - Nature Reviews Microbiology, 2014 - nature.com
The widespread use of antibiotics results in the generation of antibiotic concentration
gradients in humans, livestock and the environment. Thus, bacteria are frequently exposed …

Chemical fate and partitioning behavior of antibiotics in the aquatic environment—a review

J Harrower, M McNaughtan, C Hunter… - Environmental …, 2021 - Wiley Online Library
Antibiotics in the aquatic environment is a major problem because of the emergence of
antibiotic resistance. The long‐term ecological impact on the aquatic environment is …

Pharmaceuticals, endocrine disruptors, personal care products, nanomaterials and perfluorinated pollutants: a review

JO Tijani, OO Fatoba, OO Babajide… - Environmental chemistry …, 2016 - Springer
The presence of emerging micropollutants such as pharmaceuticals, endocrine disruptors,
personal care products, nanomaterials and perfluorinated substances in the environment …

Degradation of sulfamethoxazole by medium pressure UV and oxidants: peroxymonosulfate, persulfate, and hydrogen peroxide

X Ao, W Liu - Chemical Engineering Journal, 2017 - Elsevier
Abstract Ultraviolet (UV)-assisted peroxymonosulfate (PMS), persulfate (PS), and hydrogen
peroxide (H 2 O 2) advanced oxidation processes (AOPs) were investigated by comparing …