Microbial ecology of drinking water from source to tap

L Abkar, HS Moghaddam, SJ Fowler - Science of The Total Environment, 2024 - Elsevier
As drinking water travels from its source, through various treatment processes, hundreds to
thousands of kilometres of distribution network pipes, to the taps in private homes and public …

Antibiotic resistance genes associated with size-segregated bioaerosols from wastewater treatment plants: a review

T Yang, X Wang, L Jiang, X Sui, X Bi, B Jiang… - Environmental …, 2024 - Elsevier
The antibiotic-resistant pollution in size-segregated bioaerosols from wastewater treatment
plants (WWTPs) is of increasing concern due to its public health risks, but an elaborate …

Mobility, bacterial hosts, and risks of antibiotic resistome in submicron bioaerosols from a full-scale wastewater treatment plant

T Yang, X Wang, L Jiang, X Hui, X Bi, X Zheng… - Journal of …, 2024 - Elsevier
Antibiotic resistome could be loaded by bioaerosols and escape from wastewater or sludge
to atmosphere environments. However, until recently, their profile, mobility, bacterial hosts …

Effect of micropollutants on disinfection byproducts and antibiotic resistance genes in drinking water in the process of biological activated carbon treatment

J Gao, X **ng, W Cai, Z Li, G Shi, Y Chen… - Journal of Hazardous …, 2024 - Elsevier
The biofilm stress response of biological activated carbon (BAC) was investigated under
prolonged exposure to sulfadiazine and 2, 4-Dichlorophenoxyacetic acid, simulating …

Metagenomic analysis reveals the distribution, function, and bacterial hosts of degradation genes in activated sludge from industrial wastewater treatment plants

L Gao, S Wang, X Xu, J Zheng, T Cai, S Jia - Environmental Pollution, 2024 - Elsevier
For comprehensive insights into the bacterial community and its functions during industrial
wastewater treatment, with a particular emphasis on its pivotal role in the bioremediation of …

Antibiotic and Non-Antibiotic Determinants of Antimicrobial Resistance: Insights from Water Ecosystems

P Sharma, N Pal, M Kumawat, S Mishra… - ACS ES&T …, 2024 - ACS Publications
Antibiotic resistance is a matter of global concern, casting a shadow over both public well-
being and environmental equilibrium. While overuse of antibiotics was initially believed to …

Cesium lead bromide perovskite nanocrystals for the visual detection of chloride ions: A review

W Zhang, S Huang, Y Zhang, H Lv, D Ge, Y Gu… - Journal of Solid State …, 2024 - Elsevier
Lead halide perovskite nanocrystals (NCs) have been extensively studied due to their high
quantum yield, high color purity, tunable band gap, and simple preparation methods. Among …

Assessing the effect of sunlight exposure and reuse of polyethylene terephthalate bottles on phthalate migration

T Massahi, AK Omer, A Kiani, H Soleimani… - Science of The Total …, 2025 - Elsevier
Nowadays, polyethylene terephthalate (PET) bottles are widely used for packaging drinks
and food. However, concerns have been raised about the possible migration of harmful …

Application of large-scale honeycomb biofilter as pretreatment system to improve the quality of raw city water: Efficiency and economic analysis

NI Said, NNN Mahasti, W Widayat… - Journal of Water …, 2025 - Elsevier
Removal of natural organic contaminants using the biofilter technique is beneficial for raw
city water treatment. Several studies have been conducted using various biofilters for …

[HTML][HTML] Biomimetic Studies on the Antimicrobial Activity of Some Biocides Based on Garlic and Lavender in Surface Waters

M Grinzeanu, OD Orbuleț, AM Dăncilă, C Bobirică… - Biomimetics, 2024 - mdpi.com
For a given aquatic ecosystem that will be used as a water source, it is necessary to
establish the quality of the water from a microbiological point of view by identifying the …