antibiotics, environmental concerns, polllution

Antibiotic Resistance Is Spreading From Wastewater Treatment Plants

The products of wastewater treatment have been found to contain trace amounts of antibiotic-resistant DNA. These products are often reintroduced to the environment and water supply, potentially resulting in the spread of antibiotic resistance. As such, researchers at the University of Southern California Viterbi School of Engineering have been studying the development of these potentially ...

Troy Oakes

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Philippines Boracay Island Finally Cleaned Up

Boracay Island, the popular tourist hotspot in the Philippines that had remained closed for the past six months, has been reopened for a 10-day test run starting October 15, 2018. The place was shut down for a clean-up because of environmental concerns and will start receiving tourists on October 26. Boracay Island clean-up It was ...

Nspirement Staff

Boracay Island in the Philippines.