There are concerns that selection pressure from antibiotics in the environment may
accelerate the evolution and dissemination of antibiotic-resistant pathogens. Nevertheless …

Pharmaceuticals in surface waters have raised significant concern in recent years for their
potential environmental effects. This study identified that at present a total of 477 substances …

The overuse of veterinary antibiotics in animal production and the subsequent land
applications of manures contribute to the elevated antibiotic resistance in the soil …

Driven by the growing demand for food products of animal origin, industrial livestock and
poultry production has become increasingly popular and is on the track of becoming an …

Around all human activity, there are zones of pollution with pesticides, heavy metals,
pharmaceuticals, personal care products and the microorganisms associated with human …

In the last decade we have witnessed a dramatic increase in the proportion and absolute
number of bacterial pathogens resistant to multiple antibacterial agents. Multidrug-resistant …

Aerobic composting is used widely for animal manure recycling, and it may reduce the
amount of antibiotic resistance genes (ARGs) that enter the environment. We sampled three …

Composting is widely used for recycling of urban sewage sludge to improve soil properties,
which represents a potential pathway of spreading antibiotic resistant bacteria and genes to …

The propagation of antibiotic resistance genes (ARGs) is an emerging health concern
worldwide. Thus, it is important to understand and mitigate their occurrence in different …

Effluents from pharmaceutical industries are recognized as significant contributors to aquatic
pollution with antibiotics. Although such pollution has been mostly reported in Asia …