Summary of three scientific articles
Olya Keen answers: ”Those that are not broken down by the organisms are passed to
wastewater, also, expired antibiotics from homes and hospitals are dumped into wastewater.”
For example, the problem is actual in China. It has about a fifth of the world’s population, but
it accounts for half of the world’s consumption of antibiotics, according to the study,
conducted by the Guanghzou Institute of Geochemistry. Total consumption in 2013 was
162,000 tons. Furthermore, Ying Guangguo, the lead researcher of the topic has said: “There
are no regulations for farms in China for how to manage their wastewater. It all depends on
the environmental consciousness of farm owners. Many tend to discharge wastewater directly
into rivers, wastewater treatment is expensive.”
Kathryn Arnold, at the University of York, who has been researching reasons of wildlife
decline said: “With thousands of antibiotics in use globally, they have the potential to have
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