Abstract: Since their discovery antibiotics have been central to modern healthcare and have been extensively and effectively used to prevent and treat infections in humans and animals. They have also been used in agriculture, aquaculture, and in livestock as growth promoters. In the last several years, antibiotic usage has received a lot of attention due to their emergence as a potential source of pollution. This paper collects information from other published articles on............
Keywords: Antibiotics, ecotoxicity, genotoxicity, sources, pollution, wastewater treatment plants
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