Antibiotics and antibiotic resistant genes (ARGs) in groundwater: A global review on dissemination, sources, interactions, environmental and human health risks

SM Zainab, M Junaid, N Xu, RN Malik - Water research, 2020 - Elsevier
The discovery and evolution of antibiotics for humans and animals are among the most
significant milestones of the 20th century. However, antibiotics play a significant role in the …

Antibiotic resistance genes from livestock waste: occurrence, dissemination, and treatment

Y He, Q Yuan, J Mathieu, L Stadler, N Senehi, R Sun… - NPJ Clean …, 2020 - nature.com
Antibiotics are widely used in animal husbandry, and various types of antibiotic resistance
genes (ARGs) are frequently detected in livestock waste around the world. Conventional …

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 …

Metagenomic analysis reveals wastewater treatment plants as hotspots of antibiotic resistance genes and mobile genetic elements

J Guo, J Li, H Chen, PL Bond, Z Yuan - Water research, 2017 - Elsevier
The intensive use of antibiotics results in their continuous release into the environment and
the subsequent widespread occurrence of antibiotic resistant bacteria (ARB), antibiotic …

Human and veterinary antibiotics during composting of sludge or manure: Global perspectives on persistence, degradation, and resistance genes

A Ezzariai, M Hafidi, A Khadra, Q Aemig… - Journal of hazardous …, 2018 - Elsevier
Wastewater treatment plant effluent, sludge and manure are the main sources of
contamination by antibiotics in the whole environment compartments (soil, sediment, surface …

[HTML][HTML] Antimicrobial pharmaceuticals in the aquatic environment-occurrence and environmental implications

E Felis, J Kalka, A Sochacki, K Kowalska… - European Journal of …, 2020 - Elsevier
The environmental occurrence of antimicrobial pharmaceuticals and antibiotic resistant
bacteria and antibiotic resistant genes has become a global phenomenon and a …

Detection of nitrifiers and evaluation of partial nitrification for wastewater treatment: A review

S Ge, S Wang, X Yang, S Qiu, B Li, Y Peng - Chemosphere, 2015 - Elsevier
Partial nitrification has gained broad interests in the biological nitrogen removal (BNR) from
wastewater, since it alleviates carbon limitation issues and acts as a shortcut nitrogen …

Antibiotics and antibiotic resistance genes in animal manure–consequences of its application in agriculture

M Zalewska, A Błażejewska, A Czapko… - Frontiers in …, 2021 - frontiersin.org
Antibiotic resistance genes (ARGs) are a relatively new type of pollutant. The rise in
antibiotic resistance observed recently is closely correlated with the uncontrolled and …

Bioprocessing for elimination antibiotics and hormones from swine wastewater

DL Cheng, HH Ngo, WS Guo, YW Liu, JL Zhou… - Science of the Total …, 2018 - Elsevier
Antibiotics and hormones in swine wastewater have become a critical concern worldwide
due to the severe threats to human health and the eco-environment. Removal of most …

Source tracking of antibiotic resistance genes in the environment—Challenges, progress, and prospects

LG Li, Q Huang, X Yin, T Zhang - Water Research, 2020 - Elsevier
Antibiotic resistance has become a global public health concern, rendering common
infections untreatable. Given the widespread occurrence, increasing attention is being …