Author(s)

Hema Sharma

Affiliation(s)

Department of Botany, Mohanlal Sukhadia University, Udaipur, India.

Corresponding Author

Hema Sharma

ABSTRACT

This article analyzes the impact of antibiotics in the water environment on human health and the ecological environment, and points out the main sources of antibiotics in the water environment. It is wastewater from the breeding industry, medical industry, and pharmaceutical industry. Sewage in the water environment can make the resident flora of the human body acquire drug resistance, leading to long-term consumption of antibiotics. People with polluted water have reduced immunity, severe allergic reactions and chronic toxic effects, and can also have toxic effects on certain aquatic organisms. This article is the same as It also elaborated on the migration and transformation process of antibiotics in the environment and the impact of current conventional treatment processes on antibiotics. Finally, for our country's purpose Based on the current situation, this article proposes the future research direction and work direction of antibiotics in water environment.

KEYWORDS

Antibiotic water environment; LIVESTOCK and poultry waste; Drug-resistant bacteria

CITE THIS PAPER

Hema Sharma. Sources of antibiotics in water environments and their impact on health. Frontiers in Environmental Research. 2023, 1(2): 17-21. DOI:10.61784/fer231214.

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