Reducing Environmental Pollution by Antibiotics through Design for Environmental Degradation

• Published in: ACS sustainable chemistry & engineering Vol. 9; no. 28; pp. 9358 - 9368
• Main Authors: Leder, Christoph, Suk, Morten, Lorenz, Stefanie, Rastogi, Tushar, Peifer, Christian, Kietzmann, Manfred, Jonas, Daniel, Buck, Marion, Pahl, Axel, Kümmerer, Klaus
• Format: Journal Article
• Language: English
• Published: American Chemical Society 19.07.2021
• Subjects: fluoroquinolones; benign by design; antibiotics; green chemistry; sustainable pharmacy

The spread of antibiotic-resistant pathogenic bacteria is an increasing health issue worldwide. A possible origin of antibiotic resistance could be the persistence of antibiotics in the aquatic environment. To tackle this problem, restricted control of application of antibiotics in human and veterin...