Antibiotics in Wastewater of a Rural and an Urban Hospital before and after Wastewater Treatment, and the Relationship with Antibiotic Use—A One Year Study from Vietnam

Antibiotics in Wastewater of a Rural and an Urban Hospital before and after Wastewater Treatment, and the Relationship with Antibiotic Use—A One Year Study from Vietnam

Hospital effluents represent an important source for the release of antibiotics and antibiotic resistant bacteria into the environment. This study aims to determine concentrations of various antibiotics in wastewater before and after wastewater treatment in a rural hospital (60 km from the center of...

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Main Authors: La Thi Quynh Lien, Nguyen Quynh Hoa, Nguyen Thi Kim Chuc, Nguyen Thi Minh Thoa, Ho Dang Phuc, Vishal Diwan, Nguyen Thanh Dat, Ashok J. Tamhankar, Cecilia Stålsby Lundborg
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: MDPI AG 2016-06-01
Series:International Journal of Environmental Research and Public Health
Subjects:
antibiotic residues
hospital wastewater
ciprofloxacin
metronidazole
Online Access:http://www.mdpi.com/1660-4601/13/6/588

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