China’s Use of Antibiotics in Manufacturing Harming Health and the Environment

Water pollution from antibiotics in China poses a serious threat to the environment and human health. The picture shows a river located in an industrial area. Video screenshot by The Epoch Times

Chinese manufacturers produce over 200,000 tons of antibiotics each year for use by the pharmaceutical, healthcare, agriculture, and aquaculture industries. While antibiotics are essential, effluent from the manufacturing factories and overuse in China are polluting the environment, causing antibiotic resistance, and endangering people’s lives.

One of the more serious outcomes of China’s massive use of antibiotics is water pollution.