Antibiotic residues prevalent in rivers globally, study reveals
University of Minnesota http://twin-cities.umn.edu/ 612-625-5000 A new modeling study highlights the potential threat that human antibiotic use may pose to global waterways, researchers reported yesterday in the journal PNAS Nexus. The presence of antibiotic residues in the environment, and the impact that those residues may have on aquatic microbial diversity and antimicrobial resistance (AMR), has become a growing concern among scientists and public health experts in recent years. Much of the focus has
