- “Each of us hosts a...diverse ecology of microbes that has evolved with our
species over millennia...the microbes that constitute your microbiome are
generally acquired early in life; surprisingly, by the age of three.” - “Loss of diversity within our microbiome...changes development itself, affecting
our metabolism, immunity, and cognition.” - “We are losing our ancient microbes...the loss of microbial diversity on and
within our bodies is exacting a terrible price. I predict it will be worse in the
future.” - “An even worse scenario is headed our way if we don’t change our behavior. It is
one so bleak...that I call it ‘antibiotic winter.’” - “Ancient microbes, missing from us, might be used to protect our children from
the modern diseases now plaguing...us as a result of our exposure to antibiotics
and other aspects of medical care and, indeed, of modern life...as with fecal
transfers, the idea is to somehow restore the missing microbes.”
Bonomo, R. A. (2000). Multiple antibiotic-resistant bacteria in long-term-care facilities:
an emerging problem in the practice of infectious diseases. Clinical Infectious Diseases.
31(6). pg. 1414-22. http://cid.oxfordjournals.org/content/31/6/1414.long
- “Because of the increased infection rate antibiotics account for nearly 40% of all
medications prescribed in LTCFs. Predictably, antibiotic-resistant pathogens are
frequently being recovered in these settings.”
Boyd, G., Reemtsma, H., Grimm, D. A., et al. (2003). Pharmaceuticals and personal
care products (PPCPs) in surface and treated waters of Louisiana, USA and Ontario,
Canada. Science of the Total Environment. 311(1). pg. 145-9.
http://www.sciencedirect.com/science/article/pii/S0048969703001384
Bradley, P., Barber, L., Duris, J., et al. (2014). Riverbank filtration potential of
pharmaceuticals in a wastewater-impacted stream. Environmental Pollution. 193. pg.
173-80. http://ac.els-cdn.com/S0269749114002607/1-s2.0-S0269749114002607-
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Research conducted in October and December 2012.
- “The results demonstrate the importance of effluent discharge as a driver of local
hydrologic conditions in an effluent-impacted stream and thus as a fundamental
control on surface-water to groundwater transport of effluent-derived
pharmaceutical contaminants.” - “Wastewater reuse is necessary to meet current and future downstream-flow
requirements and other water-supply demands, but inevitably increases the risks