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Antibiotic Drugs Infiltrate Public Waterways

Posted by timothy on from the that-doesn't-sound-good dept.

foobsr writes "ScienceDaily in an article points to research conducted at Colorado State University which produces evidence that antibiotics used for animal growth stimulation are making their way into the environment, among them three ionophore antibiotics exclusively used in agricultural applications."

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  1. Disclaimer: by FooAtWFU · · Score: 4, Informative
    From TFA:
    • these levels are below concentrations that could result in environmental impact or effects on human health
    • "this is still well below safe concentrations for aquatic life and humans."
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    1. Re:Disclaimer: by dunkelfalke · · Score: 4, Informative

      this is actually the biggest problem, yes. there is a possible way to overcome the problem, though. in ussr, antibiotica were scarce. so the scientists there developed advanced bacteriophages

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  2. Re:Might this cause super-bacterium? by dunkelfalke · · Score: 4, Informative

    no, it isn't bullshit. often, triclosan is used as the antiseptic in such soaps. this chemical is very alike to antibiotics and bacteries can and will build up a resistance to it, too. should any antibiotica be used which works the same way, the bacteria would be resistant to that.

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