Antibiotics traces in the aquatic environment: persistence and adverse environmental impact

Muhammad Bilal^a✉, Shahid Mehmood^b, Tahir Rasheed^c, Hafiz M.N. Iqbal^d✉

1. ^aSchool of Life Science and Food Engineering, Huaiyin Institute of Technology, Huaian 223003, China
2. ^bKey Laboratory of Protein and Peptide Pharmaceuticals, Institute of Biophysics, Chinese Academy of Sciences, Beijing, 100101, China
3. ^cSchool of Chemistry & Chemical Engineering, State Key Laboratory of Metal Matrix Composites, Shanghai Jiao Tong University, Shanghai, 200240, China
4. ^dTecnologico de Monterrey, School of Engineering and Sciences, Campus Monterrey, Ave. Eugenio Garza Sada 2501, Monterrey, N.L., CP 64849, Mexico
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