Antibiotics polluting the world's rivers

The level of antibiotics found in the world's rivers is a concern for long-term health issues.

The level of antibiotics found in the world's rivers is a concern for long-term health issues. Source: AAP

A new study has found a high level of antibiotics in the world's rivers with some concentrations up to 300 times higher than what's considered safe.


The findings have raised concerns the chemicals could not only be harming the environment, but also bullding up the resitance of bacteria to antibiotics.


Share

Follow SBS Vietnamese

Download our apps

Listen to our podcasts

Get the latest with our exclusive in-language podcasts on your favourite podcast apps.

Watch on SBS

SBS World News

Take a global view with Australia's most comprehensive world news service

Watch now