Mahmood Mahdi Barbooti

[ 1 ] - Role of organic matter, clay, and iron contents in the sorption of oxytetracycline on river sediments

Background: Oxytetracycline (OTC) is a widely-used antibiotic; metabolism studies indicate only partial assimilation of it inside the body. Traditional wastewater treatment plants cannot remove OTC, and this results in the release of considerable amounts of the drug into aquatic environments. There is much concern over the role of residual antibiotics in the development of new generations of ba...