Sewer overflow (SO), which has attracted global attention, poses serious threat to public
health and ecosystem. SO impacts public health via consumption of contaminated drinking …

Bacterial biofilm is a structured bacterial community enclosed within a three-dimensional
polymeric matrix, governed by complex signaling pathways, including two-component …

Plastic waste is ubiquitous in the environment and there are increasing reports of such
waste being colonised by human pathogens. However, the ability of pathogens to persist on …

Plastic waste is ubiquitous in the environment and can become colonised by distinct
microbial biofilm communities, known collectively as the 'plastisphere.'The plastisphere can …

There is limited information on the comparative genomic diversity of antibiotic-resistant
Escherichia coli from wastewater. We sought to characterize environmental E. coli isolates …

An integrated approach was employed in the present study to combine life cycle assessment
(LCA) with quantitative microbial risk assessment (QMRA) to assess an existing sewage …

Sewage treatment processes are a critical anthropogenic source of bioaerosols and may
present significant health risks to plant workers. Compared with the specialization and scale …

In the indoor environment, toilet is one of the primary sources of bioaerosol because flushing
events can disturb stool materials. Bioaerosol exposure has a significant impact on human …

Although the rise in antimicrobial resistance has been attributed mainly to the extensive and
indiscriminate use of antimicrobials such as antibiotics and biocides in humans, animals and …

Agitation operations produce numerous pathogenic bioaerosols in WWTPs 1. QMRA 2 can
determine risks of persons exposed to these bioaerosols. However, QMRA framework …