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

There is a growing concern that the use and misuse of antibiotics can increase the detection
of antibiotic resistant genes (ARGs) in wastewater. Conventional wastewater treatment …

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 …

Antibiotics have revolutionised medicine in the last century and enabled the prevention of
bacterial infections that were previously deemed untreatable. However, in parallel, bacteria …

Antibiotics represent one of the most successful forms of therapy in medicine. But the
efficiency of antibiotics is compromised by a growing number of antibiotic-resistant …

Wastewater treatment plants (WWTPs) are an effective barrier in the protection of human
and environment health around the world, although WWTPs also are suggested to be …

Emerging contaminants, including pharmaceutical and personal care products, are
receiving considerable attention owing to their potential to negatively impact the …

Antibiotic resistance is becoming a very large problem throughout the world. The spread of
antibiotic resistant bacteria (ARB) and antibiotic resistance genes (ARGs) in the environment …

The development of models for understanding antibiotic resistance gene (ARG) persistence
and transport is a critical next step toward informing mitigation strategies to prevent the …

Sludge from wastewater treatment plants can act as a repository and crucial environmental
provider of antibiotic resistance genes (ARGs). Over the past few years, people's knowledge …