Author: S.J. Rooklidge
Manufacturer: Copyright (c) 2006 Elsevier B.V.
The fate of antimicrobial pharmaceuticals entering the aquatic environment has become an increasing concern for researchers and regulators in the past decade, and recent research has focused on antimicrobial contamination from point sources, such as
wastewater treatment facility outfalls. Terraccumulation is the concentration of pollutants in soils from land application of contaminated
biosolids generated by agricultural practices and water and
wastewater facilities. The terraccumulation of antimicrobials and mobility in diffuse pollution pathways should not be overlooked as a contributor to the spread of bacterial resistance and the resulting threat to human drug therapy. This review…
