02 Oct 2024
New research has found high levels of antibiotics and other drugs have been found in water in the country’s most treasured and protected landscapes, raising concerns over antimicrobial resistance. The research, published in August in the journal Environmental Toxicology and Chemistry, revealed that many of the UK waterways, including protected rivers that run through national parks, […]
15 Mar 2023
Growing number of studies detect antibiotics, medicines and caffeine in groundwater (europa.eu) Production and use of medicines, antimicrobial and pharmaceutical products, is increasing globally – along with the risk of their ingredients and breakdown products reaching the environment. The effects of such contamination may carry both human and ecosystem health risks. Antibiotics in soil and […]
28 May 2019
This report comes close on the heels of reports on increased levels of recreational drugs, and pesticides in rivers. This is worrying because of the effects on wildlife but also the implications for water treatment. World’s rivers ‘awash with dangerous levels of antibiotics’ Largest global study finds the drugs in two-thirds of test sites in […]