Therapeutic and sub-therapeutic use of antibiotics in livestock farming is and has been, a
common practice worldwide. These bioactive organic compounds have short retention …

The presence of pharmaceutical residues in various environmental compartments is an
issue of increasing concern. The widespread occurrence of these compounds in water and …

Pharmaceuticals are biologically active and persistent substances which have been
recognized as a continuing threat to environmental stability. Chronic ecotoxicity data as well …

Pollution from pharmaceuticals in the aquatic environment is now recognized as an
environmental concern in many countries. This has led to the creation of an extensive area …

Antibiotics are considered one of the greatest advances of medicine and, in addition to their
use in treating a wide spectrum of illnesses, they have been widely employed to promote …

The residue of antibiotics is becoming an intractable environmental problem in many
organic vegetable bases. However, their residual levels and distribution are still obscure …

Globally, besides human medicine, an increasing amount of antibiotics as veterinary drugs
and feed additives are used annually in many countries with the rapid development of the …

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 …

Veterinary drugs used for treatment and prevention of diseases in animals represent
important source of environmental pollution due to intensive agri-and aquaculture …

Treated wastewater reuse for irrigation, landscape and surface or groundwater
replenishment purposes is being widely implemented. Although the reuse practice is …