The intensive use of antibiotics for human, veterinary and agricultural purposes, results in
their continuous release into the environment. Together with antibiotics, antibiotic-resistant …

The production and use of antibiotics are becoming increasingly common worldwide, and
the problem of antibiotic resistance is increasing alarmingly. Drug‐resistant infections …

Waste water and waste water treatment plants can act as reservoirs and environmental
suppliers of antibiotic resistance. They have also been proposed to be hotspots for …

Antibiotics have been extensively applied, making them ubiquitous in aquatic environment.
As emerging contaminants, the occurrence and distribution of antibiotics in the environment …

Urban wastewater treatment plants (UWTPs) are among the main sources of antibiotics'
release into the environment. The occurrence of antibiotics may promote the selection of …

Antibiotic residues, antibiotic resistant bacteria (ARB) and antibiotic resistance genes
(ARGs) are considered new classes of water contaminants due to their potential adverse …

The reuse of treated wastewater, in particular for irrigation, is an increasingly common
practice, encouraged by governments and official entities worldwide. Irrigation with …

As emerging contaminants, antibiotic resistance genes (ARGs) have become a public
concern. This study aimed to investigate the occurrence and diversity of ARGs, and variation …

This study was based on the hypothesis that the occurrence of antimicrobial residues and
antibiotic resistant bacteria in the sewage could be correlated with the structure and …

Water is one of the most important bacterial habitats on Earth. As such, water represents
also a major way of dissemination of bacteria between different environmental …