Photo: Emerging Contaminants
New research calls for improved stewardship of antimicrobials, including antibiotics, and chemicals found in personal care and cleaning products to protect human and ecological health.
The review of the role of Emerging Organic Contaminants - which are also found in pharmaceuticals and agrichemicals - examines the effect they have on Antimicrobial Resistance.
The work, published in the journal Emerging Contaminants, has been done by the Institute of Environmental Science and Research, in collaboration with Massey University, the University of Canterbury, and the Cawthron Institute.
Kathryn speaks with two of the authors, ESR senior technician Izzie Alderton and Environmental Toxicologist at the Cawthron Institute Louis Tremblay.
