Ecological effects of antibiotics on natural ecosystems: A review

P Grenni, V Ancona, AB Caracciolo - Microchemical Journal, 2018 - Elsevier
Among the different pharmaceuticals present in soil and water ecosystems as micro-
contaminants, considerable attention has been paid to antibiotics, since their increasing use …

Antibiotic resistance in the aquatic environment: analytical techniques and interactive impact of emerging contaminants

CO Okoye, R Nyaruaba, RE Ita, SU Okon… - Environmental …, 2022 - Elsevier
Antibiotic pollution is becoming an increasingly severe threat globally. Antibiotics have
emerged as a new class of environmental pollutants due to their expanding usage and …

Microplastics affect sedimentary microbial communities and nitrogen cycling

ME Seeley, B Song, R Passie, RC Hale - Nature communications, 2020 - nature.com
Microplastics are ubiquitous in estuarine, coastal, and deep sea sediments. The impacts of
microplastics on sedimentary microbial ecosystems and biogeochemical carbon and …

[HTML][HTML] Concentrations of antibiotics predicted to select for resistant bacteria: Proposed limits for environmental regulation

J Bengtsson-Palme, DGJ Larsson - Environment international, 2016 - Elsevier
There are concerns that selection pressure from antibiotics in the environment may
accelerate the evolution and dissemination of antibiotic-resistant pathogens. Nevertheless …

Environmental and human health challenges of industrial livestock and poultry farming in China and their mitigation

Y Hu, H Cheng, S Tao - Environment international, 2017 - Elsevier
Driven by the growing demand for food products of animal origin, industrial livestock and
poultry production has become increasingly popular and is on the track of becoming an …

Fluoroquinolone antibiotics: an emerging class of environmental micropollutants

X Van Doorslaer, J Dewulf, H Van Langenhove… - Science of the Total …, 2014 - Elsevier
The aim of this review paper is to provide a comprehensive overview of different chemical
and environmental aspects concerning fluoroquinolone antibiotics as emerging …

Comprehensive assessment of toxicity and environmental risk associated with sulfamethoxazole biodegradation in sulfur-mediated biological wastewater treatment

H Zhang, H Quan, S Song, L Sun, H Lu - Water Research, 2023 - Elsevier
Incomplete mineralization of sulfamethoxazole (SMX) in wastewater treatment systems
poses a threat to ecological health. The toxicity and environmental risk associated with SMX …

Antimicrobial use in aquaculture re‐examined: its relevance to antimicrobial resistance and to animal and human health

FC Cabello, HP Godfrey, A Tomova… - Environmental …, 2013 - Wiley Online Library
The worldwide growth of aquaculture has been accompanied by a rapid increase in
therapeutic and prophylactic usage of antimicrobials including those important in human …

Antibiotics, antibiotic resistance genes, and bacterial community composition in fresh water aquaculture environment in China

W Xiong, Y Sun, T Zhang, X Ding, Y Li, M Wang… - Microbial ecology, 2015 - Springer
Environmental antibiotic resistance has drawn increasing attention due to its great threat to
human health. In this study, we investigated concentrations of antibiotics (tetracyclines …

Antibiotics in mariculture systems: A review of occurrence, environmental behavior, and ecological effects

X Wang, Y Lin, Y Zheng, F Meng - Environmental Pollution, 2022 - Elsevier
Antibiotics are widely applied to prevent and treat diseases occurred in mariculture. The
often-open nature of mariculture production systems has led to antibiotic residue …