Around all human activity, there are zones of pollution with pesticides, heavy metals,
pharmaceuticals, personal care products and the microorganisms associated with human …

The use of organic amendments in agriculture is a common practice due to their potential to
increase crop productivity and enhance soil health. Indeed, organic amendments of different …

Sewage sludge and manure are common soil amendments in crop production; however,
their impact on the abundance and diversity of the antibiotic resistome in soil remains …

Composting is an efficient way to convert organic waste into fertilizers. However, waste
materials often contain large amounts of antibiotic resistance genes (ARGs) and mobile …

Composting is widely used for recycling of urban sewage sludge to improve soil properties,
which represents a potential pathway of spreading antibiotic resistant bacteria and genes to …

Sewage sludge is an ever-increasing by-product of the wastewater treatment process
frequently used as a soil fertiliser. To control its quality and prevent any possible hazardous …

Water and sanitation represent a key battlefront in combatting the spread of antimicrobial
resistance (AMR). Basic water sanitation infrastructure is an essential first step towards …

Livestock manure is often subjected to aerobic composting but little is known about the
variation in antibiotic resistance genes (ARGs) during the composting process under …

The emerging mixed contamination of antibiotics and microplastics in greenhouse soil has
made the control of antibiotic resistant gene (ARG) transmission a novel challenge. In this …

Wastewater treatment plants (WWTPs) receive wastewater containing antibiotic resistant
bacteria (ARB) and antibiotic resistant genes (ARGs), which are predominant contributors to …