Environmental and Public Health Implications of Water Reuse: Antibiotics, Antibiotic Resistant Bacteria, and Antibiotic Resistance Genes
Water scarcity is a global problem, and is particularly acute in certain regions like Africa, the Middle East, as well as the western states of America. A breakdown on water usage revealed that 70% of freshwater supplies are used for agricultural irrigation. The use of reclaimed water as an alternat...
Main Authors: | Roderick I. Mackie, Mohd Ikram Ansari, Nada Al-Jassim, Pei-Ying Hong |
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Format: | Article |
Language: | English |
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MDPI AG
2013-07-01
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Series: | Antibiotics |
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Online Access: | http://www.mdpi.com/2079-6382/2/3/367 |
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