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Fate of Veterinary Pharmaceuticals in Agroecosystems

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Abstract

Veterinary pharmaceuticals, which are increasingly used in animal production practices, can enter surface and groundwater after land application of animal manures or animal wastewater. The presence of veterinary pharmaceuticals can result in negative environmental impacts including the proliferation of environmental antibiotic resistance and endocrine-disrupting effects in aquatic organisms. The efficacy of manure application strategies to limit the occurrence of veterinary pharmaceuticals in runoff and best management practices to remove these compounds from runoff prior to entering surface water should be investigated to mitigate the impact of these compounds on the environment.

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Acknowledgments

I would like to acknowledge my collaborators in the work presented in this chapter including Dr. Xu Li, Dr. Daniel Snow of the University of Nebraska-Lincoln, and Dr. John Gilley of the United States Department of Agriculture. I would also like to thank the many students who worked on these projects including Juan Jaimes Correa, Stacey (Joy) Thomas, and Bhavneet Soni.

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Bartelt-Hunt, S.L. (2020). Fate of Veterinary Pharmaceuticals in Agroecosystems. In: O’Bannon, D. (eds) Women in Water Quality. Women in Engineering and Science. Springer, Cham. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-3-030-17819-2_10

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