Thursday, October 2, 2025
Sudbury scientists explore relationship between wastewater metals and antibiotic resistance patterns
Antibiotic resistance is often called the “silent pandemic,” a growing global threat that makes bacterial, viral, and fungal infections harder to treat, increasing the risk of severe illness or death.
But what if the roots of this problem aren’t only in healthcare settings? What if the answers to what helps drive antimicrobial resistance could be found outside the doors of the hospital, in the environment, even in the wastewater flowing beneath our cities and communities?