[HTML][HTML] Sources of Antibiotic Contamination in Wastewater and Approaches to Their Removal—An Overview

AV Samrot, S Wilson, RS Sanjay Preeth, P Prakash… - Sustainability, 2023 - mdpi.com
In the practice of medicine, antibiotics are extremely important and are employed in the
treatment of infections. A lot of antibiotics are consumed by humans and excreted via urine …

Appraising efficacy of existing and advanced technologies for the remediation of beta-blockers from wastewater: a review

A Ahmad, M Priyadarshini, R Raj, S Das… - … Science and Pollution …, 2023 - Springer
The discharge of emerging pollutants, such as beta-blockers (BB), has been recognized as
one of the major threats to the environment due to the ecotoxicity associated with these …

Evaluation of the occurrence of antibiotics at different treatment stages of decentralised and conventional sewage treatment plants

CX Chen, A Aris, EL Yong, ZZ Noor - International Journal of …, 2022 - Springer
Antibiotics are widely used in human society and are consequently found in sewage
treatment plants. However, information regarding the fate of antibiotics in decentralised …

[HTML][HTML] Antibiotic, heavy metal, and biocide concentrations in a wastewater treatment plant and its receiving water body exceed PNEC limits: Potential for …

KB Chukwu, OA Abafe, DG Amoako, SY Essack… - Antibiotics, 2023 - mdpi.com
Although the rise in antimicrobial resistance has been attributed mainly to the extensive and
indiscriminate use of antimicrobials such as antibiotics and biocides in humans, animals and …

[HTML][HTML] Plasmid-mediated ampicillin, quinolone, and heavy metal co-resistance among esbl-producing isolates from the Yamuna River, New Delhi, India

MT Siddiqui, AH Mondal, FA Gogry, FM Husain… - Antibiotics, 2020 - mdpi.com
Antibiotic resistance is one of the major current global health crises. Because of increasing
contamination with antimicrobials, pesticides, and heavy metals, the aquatic environment …

[PDF][PDF] Organic contaminants in Ganga basin: from the Green Revolution to the emerging concerns of modern India

A Ghirardelli, P Tarolli, MK Rajasekaran, A Mudbhatkal… - Iscience, 2021 - cell.com
The Ganga basin includes some of the most densely populated areas in the world, in a
region characterized by extremely high demographic and economic growth rates. Although …

[HTML][HTML] blaCTX-M-152, a novel variant of CTX-M-group-25, identified in a study performed on the prevalence of multidrug resistance among natural inhabitants of …

M Azam, AT Jan, QMR Haq - Frontiers in microbiology, 2016 - frontiersin.org
Natural environment influenced by anthropogenic activities creates selective pressure for
acquisition and spread of resistance genes. In this study, we determined the prevalence of …

[PDF][PDF] A review on emerging contaminants in indian waters and their treatment technologies

RA Mathew, S Kanmani - Nature Environment and Pollution …, 2020 - neptjournal.com
Emerging contaminants (ECs) have been detected recently in many water bodies across
India. Studies have found the presence of ECs in surface water, groundwater, stormwater …

High Prevalence of Antibiotic Resistance and Integrons in Escherichia coli Isolated from Urban River Water, India

M Kaushik, N Khare, S Kumar, P Gulati - Microbial drug resistance, 2019 - liebertpub.com
The contamination of surface waters with multidrug resistant (MDR) coliforms is a major
public health concern in developing countries. This study was aimed to evaluate the …

Environmental pollution of potentially toxic elements (PTEs) and its human health risk assessment in Delhi urban environs, India

P Joshi, NJ Raju, NS Siddaiah, D Karunanidhi - Urban Climate, 2022 - Elsevier
Environmental pollution of potentially toxic elements (PTEs) in urban wetlands is a serious
concern due to their toxic, persisting nature and potential to bioaccumulate in aquatic food …