Plant-based antimicrobial substances have emerged as promising alternatives to
conventional antibiotics and preservatives. Although many review studies have been done …

Due to the mass production and extensive use in clinical application and livestock breeding,
antibiotics have been detected frequently in soil and water, where a range of abiotic and …

Intensive use of antibiotics affects biogeochemical cycles and stimulates the evolution of
antibiotic resistance, thus threatening global health and social development. The …

Antibiotics in soil environment are regarded as emerging pollutants and have introduced
increasing risks to soil ecosystem and human health in rapid urbanization areas. Identifying …

Antibiotics ubiquitously occur in soils and pose a potential threat to ecosystem health.
Concurrently, urbanization and land-use intensification have transformed soil ecosystems …

The emergence and spread of antibiotic resistance genes (ARGs) in soil due to animal
excreta and organic waste is a major threat to human health and ecosystems, and global …

Persistently high concentrations of antibiotics have been reported in soils worldwide due to
the intensive use of veterinary antibiotics, and continuous adsorption and transport of …

The antibiotics released by human and animals end up in the environmental sinks like soil
and water to cause contamination and induce resistance in the microflora. The knowledge of …

Unused or expired pharmaceutical and personal care products (PPCPs) are usually
discharged into municipal solid wastes, then travel to landfills, and eventually percolate into …

Antibiotics are widely used in humans and animals, but their transformation from surface
water to groundwater and the impact of land uses on them remain unclear. In this study, 14 …