Antibiotic resistance genes identified in wastewater treatment plant systems–a review

M Pazda, J Kumirska, P Stepnowski… - Science of the Total …, 2019 - Elsevier
The intensive use of antibiotics for human, veterinary and agricultural purposes, results in
their continuous release into the environment. Together with antibiotics, antibiotic-resistant …

[HTML][HTML] Antibiotics bioremediation: Perspectives on its ecotoxicity and resistance

M Kumar, S Jaiswal, KK Sodhi, P Shree… - Environment …, 2019 - Elsevier
Antibiotic is one of the most significant discoveries and have brought a revolution in the field
of medicine for human therapy. In addition to the medical uses, antibiotics have broad …

[HTML][HTML] Ecological risk assessment of fifty pharmaceuticals and personal care products (PPCPs) in Chinese surface waters: a proposed multiple-level system

N Liu, X **, C Feng, Z Wang, F Wu, AC Johnson… - Environment …, 2020 - Elsevier
Interest in the risks posed by trace concentrations of pharmaceuticals and personal care
products (PPCPs) in surface waters is increasing, particularly with regard to potential effects …

A duodecennial national synthesis of antibiotics in China's major rivers and seas (2005–2016)

S Li, W Shi, W Liu, H Li, W Zhang, J Hu, Y Ke… - Science of the Total …, 2018 - Elsevier
The occurrence of 94 antibiotics in water and sediments from seven major rivers and four
seas in China during 2005–2016 was reviewed. Twelve antibiotics were most frequently …

[HTML][HTML] Pharmaceuticals and personal care products (PPCPs): a review on environmental contamination in China

JL Liu, MH Wong - Environment international, 2013 - Elsevier
Pharmaceuticals and personal care products (PPCPs) which contain diverse organic
groups, such as antibiotics, hormones, antimicrobial agents, synthetic musks, etc., have …

Pharmaceuticals and personal care products in the aquatic environment in China: a review

Q Bu, B Wang, J Huang, S Deng, G Yu - Journal of hazardous materials, 2013 - Elsevier
Pharmaceuticals and personal care products (PPCPs) have been detected as contaminants
of emerging concern ubiquitously in the aquatic environment in China and worldwide. A …

Occurrence and ecological risk of pharmaceuticals and personal care products (PPCPs) and pesticides in typical surface watersheds, China

M Xu, H Huang, N Li, F Li, D Wang, Q Luo - … and environmental safety, 2019 - Elsevier
To evaluate the occurrence and ecological risk of organic contaminants in aquatic
environment in China, a method for simultaneously detecting 130 pharmaceuticals and …

Adsorption and degradation of five selected antibiotics in agricultural soil

M Pan, LM Chu - Science of the Total Environment, 2016 - Elsevier
Large quantities of antibiotics are being added to agricultural fields worldwide through the
application of wastewater, manures and biosolids, resulting in antibiotic contamination and …

Global synthesis and critical evaluation of pharmaceutical data sets collected from river systems

SR Hughes, P Kay, LE Brown - Environmental science & …, 2013 - ACS Publications
Pharmaceuticals have emerged as a major group of environmental contaminants over the
past decade but relatively little is known about their occurrence in freshwaters compared to …

Antibiotics in the aquatic environment–a review–part I

K Kümmerer - Chemosphere, 2009 - Elsevier
Although antibiotics have been used in large quantities for some decades, until recently the
existence of these substances in the environment has received little notice. It is only in …