Risk control of antibiotics, antibiotic resistance genes (ARGs) and antibiotic resistant bacteria (ARB) during sewage sludge treatment and disposal: A review

J Wang, S Xu, K Zhao, G Song, S Zhao, R Liu - Science of the Total …, 2023‏ - Elsevier
Sewage sludge is an important reservoir of antibiotics, antibiotic resistance genes (ARGs),
and antibiotic resistant bacteria (ARB) in wastewater treatment plants (WWTPs), and the …

A critical review of process parameters influencing the fate of antibiotic resistance genes in the anaerobic digestion of organic waste

N Haffiez, TH Chung, BS Zakaria, M Shahidi… - Bioresource …, 2022‏ - Elsevier
The overuse and inappropriate disposal of antibiotics raised severe public health risks
worldwide. Specifically, the incomplete antibiotics metabolism in human and animal bodies …

Role of anaerobic sludge digestion in handling antibiotic resistant bacteria and antibiotic resistance genes–A review

A Syafiuddin, R Boopathy - Bioresource Technology, 2021‏ - Elsevier
Currently, anaerobic sludge digestion (ASD) is considered not only for treating residual
sewage sludge and energy recovery but also for the reduction of antibiotic resistance genes …

Bioinformatics analysis of metagenomics data of biogas-producing microbial communities in anaerobic digesters: A review

L Zhang, KC Loh, JW Lim, J Zhang - Renewable and Sustainable Energy …, 2019‏ - Elsevier
Complex microbial communities in anaerobic digestion (AD) system play a vital role in the
production of biogas. An in-depth understanding of the microbial compositions …

Advancements in detection and removal of antibiotic resistance genes in sludge digestion: a state-of-art review

Z Zhang, X Li, H Liu, A Zamyadi, W Guo, H Wen… - Bioresource …, 2022‏ - Elsevier
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 …

Metagenomic analysis of antibiotic resistance genes in coastal industrial mariculture systems

JH Wang, J Lu, YX Zhang, J Wu, Y Luo, H Liu - Bioresource Technology, 2018‏ - Elsevier
The overuse of antibiotics has posed a propagation of antibiotic resistance genes (ARGs) in
aquaculture systems. This study firstly explored the ARGs profiles of the typical mariculture …

Temperature-phased anaerobic sludge digestion effectively removes antibiotic resistance genes in a full-scale wastewater treatment plant

H Liu, Z Zhang, X Li, T Zhou, Z Wang, J Li, Y Li… - Science of the Total …, 2024‏ - Elsevier
Sludge is a major by-product and the final reservoir of antibiotic resistance genes (ARGs) in
wastewater treatment plants (WWTPs). Temperature-phased anaerobic digestion (TPAD) …

Occurrence of antibiotic resistance genes and multidrug-resistant bacteria during wastewater treatment processes

M Kang, J Yang, S Kim, J Park, M Kim… - Science of the Total …, 2022‏ - Elsevier
Wastewater treatment plants (WWTPs) constantly receive a wide variety of contaminants,
including pharmaceuticals, and are potential reservoirs of antibiotic resistance genes …

Comprehensive comparison of chemically enhanced primary treatment and high-rate activated sludge in novel wastewater treatment plant configurations

A Taboada-Santos, E Rivadulla, L Paredes, M Carballa… - Water research, 2020‏ - Elsevier
Novel wastewater treatment plants (WWTPs) are designed to be more energy efficient than
conventional plants. One approach to becoming more energy efficient is the pre …

Methods to alleviate the inhibition of sludge anaerobic digestion by emerging contaminants: a review

A Tawfik, M Mohsen, S Ismail, NS Alhajeri… - Environmental …, 2022‏ - Springer
The rising occurrence of emerging contaminants in sludges both inhibits the anaerobic
digestion of sludges and induces health issues when sludges are recycled in agriculture …