In the last few decades, pharmaceuticals, credited with saving millions of lives, have
emerged as a new class of environmental contaminant. These compounds can have both …

Antibiotics play a key role in the management of infectious diseases in humans, animals,
livestock, and aquacultures all over the world. The release of increasing amount of …

Pharmaceutical compounds, such as antibiotics, nonsteroidal anti-inflammatory drugs
(NSAIDs), anticonvulsants, β-blocker, etc. have emerged as new classes of water pollutants …

Pharmaceuticals enhance our quality of life; consequently, their consumption is growing as
a result of the need to treat ageing-related and chronic diseases and changes in the clinical …

The use of reclaimed wastewater (RWW) for the irrigation of crops may result in the
continuous exposure of the agricultural environment to antibiotics, antibiotic resistant …

Compost is commonly used for the growth of plants and the remediation of environmental
pollution. It is important to evaluate the quality of compost and seed germination test is a …

Therapeutic and sub-therapeutic use of antibiotics in livestock farming is and has been, a
common practice worldwide. These bioactive organic compounds have short retention …

Antibiotics have been extensively and effectively used in human and veterinary medicines.
Their benefits have been recognized in agriculture, aquaculture, bee‐keeping, and livestock …

Tetracycline antibiotics are one of the primarily antibiotics groups used for veterinary
purposes, for human therapy and for agricultural purposes. Amongst the different antibiotics …

Veterinary antibiotics (VAs) are used worldwide in animal farming as drugs to treat or
prevent diseases and serve as feed additives. VAs are usually poorly sorbed in the animal …