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Alice Clifford

Antibiotic Residues In Wastewater Pose Serious Threat To Human Health

The findings are a threat to human health as antibiotic resistance could plunge us back to the dark days before penicillin, say scientists. PHOTO BY PATRICK FEDERI/UNSPLASH

Antibiotic residues in wastewater and sewage works are contributing to dangerous levels of resistance, warns a new study.

The findings are a threat to human health as antibiotic resistance could plunge us back to the dark days before penicillin, say scientists.

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