Inactivation of antibiotic resistance genes in municipal wastewater by chlorination, ultraviolet, and ozonation disinfection

Environmental Science and Pollution Research

Volumn 22, Issue 9, 2015, Pages 7037-7044

  Zhuang, Yao ^a   Ren, Hongqiang ^a   Geng, Jinju ^a,b   Zhang, Yingying ^a   Zhang, Yan ^a   Ding, Lili ^a   Xu, Ke ^a  

^a NANJING UNIVERSITY   (China)

^b UNIVERSITY OF MICHIGAN   (United States)

Author keywords

Antibiotic resistance genes; Disinfection; Inactivation; Municipal wastewater

Indexed keywords

ANTIINFECTIVE AGENT; CHLORINE; DISINFECTANT AGENT; OZONE; WASTE WATER;

ANTIBIOTIC RESISTANCE; BACTERIUM; CITY; DISINFECTION; DRUG EFFECTS; GENE EXPRESSION REGULATION; GENETICS; METABOLISM; MICROBIOLOGY; PROCEDURES; RADIATION RESPONSE; ULTRAVIOLET RADIATION; WASTE WATER; WATER MANAGEMENT;

ANTI-BACTERIAL AGENTS; BACTERIA; CHLORINE; CITIES; DISINFECTANTS; DISINFECTION; DRUG RESISTANCE, BACTERIAL; GENE EXPRESSION REGULATION, BACTERIAL; OZONE; ULTRAVIOLET RAYS; WASTE WATER; WATER PURIFICATION;

EID: 84937576107     PISSN: 09441344     EISSN: 16147499     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s11356-014-3919-z     Document Type: Article

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