Antibiotic pollution and associated antimicrobial resistance in the environment

• Published in: Journal of hazardous materials letters Vol. 5; p. 100105
• Main Authors: Barathe, Pramod, Kaur, Kawaljeet, Reddy, Sagar, Shriram, Varsha, Kumar, Vinay
• Format: Journal Article
• Language: English
• Published: Elsevier B.V 01.11.2024; Elsevier
• Subjects: Antibiotic consumption; Antibiotic pollution; Antibiotic resistance; Antibiotic waste treatment; Antibiotics; Antimicrobial resistance; Antimicrobial resistance; Antibiotic waste treatment; Antibiotics; Antibiotic consumption; Antibiotic pollution; Antibiotic resistance

The widespread and injudicious usage of antibiotics to contain pathogenic microbial infections, coupled with inadequate treatment of wastes containing non-metabolized antibiotics and their residues is resulting in rising environmental antibiotic concentrations, leading to ‘antibiotic pollution’. Ant...