Fate, occurrence, and toxicity of veterinary antibiotics in environment

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Abstract

The increasing worldwide usages of Veterinary Antibiotics (VAs) for therapeutic and nontherapeutic are becoming serious issue due to its adverse effects on all living organisms. Release of VAs into the aquatic and terrestrial environments results in antibiotic resistance in bacteria and toxicity to humans, animals, and plants. This review covers the present scenario on VA usage, occurrence, toxicity, and removal techniques.

Original languageEnglish
Pages (from-to)701-709
Number of pages9
JournalJournal of the Korean Society for Applied Biological Chemistry
Volume55
Issue number6
DOIs
StatePublished - 2012.12

Keywords

  • antibiotic-resistance
  • antibiotics
  • toxicity
  • veterinary

Quacquarelli Symonds(QS) Subject Topics

  • Engineering - Petroleum
  • Chemistry
  • Biological Sciences

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