Existence of Antibiotics in Wastewater as a Pollution Indicator

What is it about?

Several studies have been conducted to study the occurrence, distribution, and existence of antibiotics in the surface water, drinking water, aquifers, and in the effluent of wastewater treatment plants and sludge. In this chapter, the distribution of antibiotics in all environmental compartments, their sources and fate have been reviewed to trace their transformation products, and their persistence

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Why is it important?

Pharmaceutical compounds are chemicals that are used effectively for wide-spectrum purposes in human disease treatments and veterinary medicines, detected in water bodies, agricultural products, soil, and livestock.