Natural Resources, School of
First Advisor
Daniel D. Snow
Committee Members
Shannon Bartelt-Hunt, Steve Comfort
Date of this Version
8-2024
Document Type
Thesis
Citation
A thesis presented to the faculty of the Graduate College at the University of Nebraska in partial fulfillment of requirements for the degree of Master of Science
Major: Natural Resource Sciences
Under the supervision of Professor Daniel D. Snow
Lincoln, Nebraska, August 2024
Abstract
Few emerging environmental contaminants are as concerning as antibiotics. Human and animal health benefits greatly from the prudent use of antibiotics, yet we give little thought to environmental release of these biologically active compounds. Environmental occurrence of these and other pharmaceutical compounds must be measured in different environmental compartments such as municipal wastewater and in the vicinity of large animal feeding operations to understand potential effects. This study reports the results of a monitoring study in western Nebraska, with a large population of livestock and smaller but more concentrated population of humans, comparing the relative environmental concentrations and loading from various sources. It is critically important to make these sophisticated measurements to properly understand and gauge whether their use and release will result in unintended consequences.
Advisor: Daniel D. Snow
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Comments
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