About 76 percent of a commonly used antimicrobial agent exits sewage-treatment plants as a component of the sludge that’s often used as a farm fertilizer, according to the first study to track the chemical through a typical plant. The finding raises questions as to the ultimate fate of the antimicrobial in the environment, the study’s authors say.
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