Pharmaceuticals of emerging concern in aquatic systems: chemistry, occurrence, effects, and removal methods

M Patel, R Kumar, K Kishor, T Mlsna… - Chemical …, 2019 - ACS Publications
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 in the soil environment—degradation and their impact on microbial activity and diversity

M Cycoń, A Mrozik, Z Piotrowska-Seget - Frontiers in microbiology, 2019 - frontiersin.org
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 …

Heavy metal‐induced selection and proliferation of antibiotic resistance: A review

P Vats, UJ Kaur, P Rishi - Journal of applied microbiology, 2022 - academic.oup.com
Antibiotic resistance is recognized as a global threat to public health. The selection and
evolution of antibiotic resistance in clinical pathogens were believed to be majorly driven by …

Decontamination of emerging pharmaceutical pollutants using carbon-dots as robust materials

RB González-González, A Sharma… - Journal of Hazardous …, 2022 - Elsevier
Environmental pollution is a critical issue that requires proper measures to maintain
environmental health in a sustainable and effective manner. The growing persistence of …

Human health and ecological risk assessment of 98 pharmaceuticals and personal care products (PPCPs) detected in Indian surface and wastewaters

A Sengar, A Vijayanandan - Science of the Total Environment, 2022 - Elsevier
The release of pharmaceuticals and personal care products (PPCPs) in environmental
waters has become an urgent issue due to their pseudo-persistent traits. The present study …

Antibiotic resistance in India: drivers and opportunities for action

R Laxminarayan, RR Chaudhury - PLoS medicine, 2016 - journals.plos.org
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Biological effects of quinolones: a family of broad-spectrum antimicrobial agents

AR Millanao, AY Mora, NA Villagra, SA Bucarey… - Molecules, 2021 - mdpi.com
Broad antibacterial spectrum, high oral bioavailability and excellent tissue penetration
combined with safety and few, yet rare, unwanted effects, have made the quinolones class of …

Human, animal and environmental contributors to antibiotic resistance in low-resource settings: integrating behavioural, epidemiological and One Health approaches

EK Rousham, L Unicomb… - Proceedings of the …, 2018 - royalsocietypublishing.org
Antibiotic resistance (ABR) is recognized as a One Health challenge because of the rapid
emergence and dissemination of resistant bacteria and genes among humans, animals and …

Pollution from drug manufacturing: review and perspectives

DGJ Larsson - … Transactions of the Royal Society B …, 2014 - royalsocietypublishing.org
As long ago as the sixteenth century, Paracelsus recognized that 'the dose makes the
poison'. Indeed, environmental concentrations of pharmaceuticals excreted by humans are …

Antibiotics in sewage treatment plants, receiving water bodies and groundwater of Chennai city and the suburb, South India: Occurrence, removal efficiencies, and risk …

S Arun, L Xin, O Gaonkar, B Neppolian, G Zhang… - Science of the Total …, 2022 - Elsevier
The presence of antibiotics in the aqueous environment can alter the water microbiome,
inducing antimicrobial resistance genes. Hence, the occurrence of 18 antibiotics belonging …