Topic · Pollution
Pharmaceutical and Antibiotic Environmental Impacts
Pharmaceutical and Antibiotic Environmental Impacts is a research topic within Pollution. Science Explorer counts 43k research works in it since 1950. 9.9% of them reached the world's top 10% most cited for their field and year.
This cluster of papers focuses on the occurrence, impact, and removal of antibiotics and antibiotic resistance genes in aquatic environments and wastewater. It explores the presence of pharmaceuticals, hormones, and other organic contaminants, as well as their effects on microbial communities and ecological systems. The cluster also delves into the mechanisms of antibiotic resistance, horizontal gene transfer, and the environmental risks associated with antibiotic pollution.
- Antibiotics
- Resistance Genes
- Wastewater Contaminants
- Aquatic Environment
- Pharmaceuticals
- Environmental Impact
- Microbial Communities
- Removal Methods
- Ecotoxicity
- Horizontal Gene Transfer
- Research works
- 43k fractional, since 1950
- In the world top 10%
- 4.2k per year above
- Top-10% rate
- 9.9% share of its works in the world top 10%
- Growth, 2018-21 → 2022-25
- +20% the tick is no change
- Largest producer
China
50% of the 10 largest, 2022-now
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