The release of tetracyclines (TCs) in the environment is of significant concern because the
residual antibiotics may promote resistance in pathogenic microorganisms, and the transfer …

With the inevitable rise in human population, resource recovery from waste stream is
becoming important for a sustainable economy, conservation of the ecosystem as well as for …

The agricultural ecosystem creates a platform for the development and dissemination of
antimicrobial resistance, which is promoted by the indiscriminate use of antibiotics in the …

Wastewater treatment plant effluent, sludge and manure are the main sources of
contamination by antibiotics in the whole environment compartments (soil, sediment, surface …

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 …

Organic solid waste poses a serious threat to the environment as the world struggles to keep
up with its rapid generation. Biological waste treatment technologies such as composting …

Antibiotics are widely used as growth promoters in animal husbandry; among them, the
tetracyclines are a chemical group of relevance, due to their wide use in agriculture …

Livestock manure is an important reservoir of antibiotic resistance genes (ARGs). Biochar
and zeolite are commonly used to improve the quality of compost, however, little is known …

The extensive use of antibiotics globally and their residues in the environment has become
a serious concern. Intensive animal farming is considered to be a major contributor to the …

Rice straw biochar (RSB) and mushroom biochar (MB) were added to lab-scale chicken
manure composting to evaluate their effects on the behaviors of antibiotic resistance genes …