Antibiotics: An overview on the environmental occurrence, toxicity, degradation, and removal methods

Q Yang, Y Gao, J Ke, PL Show, Y Ge, Y Liu, R Guo… - …, 2021 - Taylor & Francis
Antibiotics, as antimicrobial drugs, have been widely applied as human and veterinary
medicines. Recently, many antibiotics have been detected in the environments due to their …

Global review of macrolide antibiotics in the aquatic environment: Sources, occurrence, fate, ecotoxicity, and risk assessment

J Li, W Li, K Liu, Y Guo, C Ding, J Han, P Li - Journal of hazardous …, 2022 - Elsevier
The extensive use of macrolide antibiotics (MCLs) has led to their frequent detection in
aquatic environments, affecting water quality and ecological health. In this study, the …

Adsorptive decontamination of antibiotics from livestock wastewater by using alkaline-modified biochar

H Zhao, Z Wang, Y Liang, T Wu, Y Chen, J Yan… - Environmental …, 2023 - Elsevier
Efficient abatement of antibiotics from livestock wastewater is in urgent demand, but still
challenging. In this study, alkaline-modified biochar with larger surface area (130.520 m 2 …

COVID-19 and antimicrobial resistance: A cross-study

SG Rizvi, SZ Ahammad - Science of the Total Environment, 2022 - Elsevier
Antimicrobial resistance (AMR) is emerging as a severe concern due to the escalating
instances of resistant human pathogens encountered by health workers. Consequently …

Recent advances on botanical biosynthesis of nanoparticles for catalytic, water treatment and agricultural applications: A review

NTT Nguyen, LM Nguyen, TTT Nguyen, RK Liew… - Science of the Total …, 2022 - Elsevier
Green synthesis of nanoparticles using plant extracts minimizes the usage of toxic chemicals
or energy. Here, we concentrate on the green synthesis of nanoparticles using natural …

[HTML][HTML] A review of emerging micro-pollutants in hospital wastewater: environmental fate and remediation options

OJ Ajala, JO Tijani, RB Salau, AS Abdulkareem… - Results in …, 2022 - Elsevier
Hospitals played vital role in the maintenance and sustenance of human health. However,
hospital activities generate high volume of toxic solid and liquid containing diverse …

Antibiotic residues in wastewaters from sewage treatment plants and pharmaceutical industries: Occurrence, removal and environmental impacts

K Wang, T Zhuang, Z Su, M Chi, H Wang - Science of the Total Environment, 2021 - Elsevier
Sewage treatment plants (STPs) and pharmaceutical manufactories (PMFs) are recognized
as important reservoirs for aquatic pollution with antibiotics. Although the occurrence of …

Emerging pollutants and their removal using visible-light responsive photocatalysis–a comprehensive review

S Ahmed, FSA Khan, NM Mubarak, M Khalid… - Journal of …, 2021 - Elsevier
Emerging pollutants (EP) are the group of contaminants newly detected in aquatic
environments around the globe. Conventional water purification systems are less efficient in …

The use of antibiotics and antimicrobial resistance in veterinary medicine, a complex phenomenon: A narrative review

A Caneschi, A Bardhi, A Barbarossa, A Zaghini - Antibiotics, 2023 - mdpi.com
As warned by Sir Alexander Fleming in his Nobel Prize address:“the use of antimicrobials
can, and will, lead to resistance”. Antimicrobial resistance (AMR) has recently increased due …

Occurrence of antibiotics and antibiotic resistance genes in WWTP effluent-receiving water bodies and reclaimed wastewater treatment plants

R Wang, M Ji, H Zhai, Y Guo, Y Liu - Science of the Total Environment, 2021 - Elsevier
There is a growing concern on the fate and the consequent ecological or health risks of
antibiotics and antibiotic resistance genes (ARGs) in natural or artificial water environment …