Impact of Antibiotic Residues in Wastewater
A special issue of Antibiotics (ISSN 2079-6382).
Deadline for manuscript submissions: 31 December 2025 | Viewed by 50
Special Issue Editor
Interests: water disinfection; bioremediation; nanomaterial toxicity; novel antibiotics
Special Issue Information
Dear Colleagues,
The value of antibiotics to control infectious diseases caused by bacteria is undeniable, not only in humans but also in animals, particularly livestock and farm animals. Unfortunately, the abuse and improper use of antibiotics has led to the emergence of super-resistant bacteria. In some cases, no antibiotic to can eliminate these bacteria is available, resulting in human fatality. Many of these antibiotics, when administered to animals or humans, are eliminated through urine or feces without any modification, ending up in the drainage system. Places with higher discharges of these drugs include the pharmaceutical industries that produce them, hospitals, farms, and urban waters. The antibiotics contained in wastewater can culminate in treatment plants or directly in rivers or lakes. The presence of these antibiotics in the environment can eliminate beneficial bacteria used for wastewater treatment or nitrogen-fixing bacteria; on the other hand, sublethal concentrations of these antibiotics favor the emergence of new resistant bacteria. If these bacteria infect humans or animals, the outcome can be fatal. This necessitates the search for methods and technologies to eliminate antibiotics and consequently avoid problems.
Prof. Dr. Jose Sanchez-Salas
Guest Editor
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Keywords
- antibiotic residues
- wastewater treatment
- environmental antibiotics
- pharmaceutical contaminants
- antimicrobial resistance
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