State-of-the-art removal of antibiotic resistance bacteria (ARB) and antibiotic resistance gene (ARG) in wastewater treatment plants (WWTPs)

Huanjing Kexue Xuebao/Acta Scientiae Circumstantiae

Volumn 32, Issue 11, 2012, Pages 2650-2659

  Tong, Juan ^a   Wei, Yuansong ^a  

^a RESEARCH CENTER FOR ECO ENVIRONMENTAL SCIENCES   (China)

Author keywords

Antibiotic resistance bacteria (ARB); Antibiotic resistance gene (ARG); Sludge treatment; Wastewater treatment

Indexed keywords

ANTIBIOTIC RESISTANCE; AQUATIC ENVIRONMENT; BACTERIUM; BIOSOLID; POLLUTANT REMOVAL; SLUDGE; WASTE TREATMENT; WASTEWATER;

BACTERIA (MICROORGANISMS);

EID: 84870736155     PISSN: 02532468     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Review

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