Significance of antibiotics in the environment

Journal of Antimicrobial Chemotherapy

Volumn 52, Issue 1, 2003, Pages 5-7

  Kummerer K ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF FREIBURG   (Germany)

Author keywords

Antibiotics; Environment

Indexed keywords

AMPICILLIN; ANTIBIOTIC AGENT; CIPROFLOXACIN; CYCLOSPORIN A; ERYTHROMYCIN; GROUND WATER; GROWTH PROMOTOR; INDUSTRIAL EFFLUENT; METRONIDAZOLE; NORDIFLOXACIN; QUINOLINE DERIVED ANTIINFECTIVE AGENT; ROXITHROMYCIN; SULFONAMIDE; SURFACE WATER; TETRACYCLINE DERIVATIVE; VIRGINIAMYCIN;

ARTICLE; BIODEGRADATION; ENVIRONMENTAL HEALTH; ENVIRONMENTAL MANAGEMENT; LANDFILL; LIVESTOCK; MANURE; RISK ASSESSMENT; SEDIMENT; SEWAGE EFFLUENT; SEWAGE TREATMENT PLANT; SLUDGE; VETERINARY MEDICINE; WASTE WATER TREATMENT PLANT;

EID: 0038601519     PISSN: 03057453     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1093/jac/dkg293     Document Type: Article

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