Comparison of Antibiotic Resistance Removal Efficiencies Using Ozone Disinfection under Different pH and Suspended Solids and Humic Substance Concentrations

Environmental Science and Technology

Volumn 50, Issue 14, 2016, Pages 7590-7600

  Pak, Gijung ^a   Salcedo, Dennis Espineli ^b   Lee, Hansaem ^c   Oh, Junsik ^b   Maeng, Sung Kyu ^a   Song, Kyung Guen ^d   Hong, Seok Won ^d   Kim, Hyun Chul ^e   Chandran, Kartik ^f   Kim, Sungpyo ^a,b  

^a Department of Environmental Engineering ^*  (South Korea)

^b Korea University   (South Korea)

^c HYUNDAI Engineering and Construction   (South Korea)

^d Sejong University   (South Korea)

^e Korea Institute of Science and Technology   (South Korea)

^f Department of Earth and Environmental Sciences   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ANTIBIOTICS; BIOLOGICAL MATERIALS; CHLORINATION; DISINFECTION; DNA; EFFICIENCY; ESCHERICHIA COLI; ORGANIC ACIDS; OZONE; OZONE RESISTANCE; OZONE WATER TREATMENT; OZONIZATION; REMOVAL;

ANTIBIOTIC RESISTANCE; ANTIBIOTIC-RESISTANT BACTERIA; BACTERIAL STRAINS; DISINFECTION PROCESS; OZONE DISINFECTION; REMOVAL EFFICIENCIES; WASTEWATER ENGINEERING; WASTEWATER TREATMENT PROCESS;

WASTEWATER TREATMENT;

GENTAMICIN; HUMIC ACID; OZONE; TETRACYCLINE; HUMIC SUBSTANCE;

ANTIBIOTIC RESISTANCE; BACTERIUM; CHLORINATION; COMPARATIVE STUDY; CONCENTRATION (COMPOSITION); DISINFECTION; EFFICIENCY MEASUREMENT; HUMIC SUBSTANCE; OZONE; PH; PLASMID; POLLUTANT REMOVAL; SUSPENDED LOAD; WASTEWATER; WATER TREATMENT;

ANTIBIOTIC RESISTANCE; ARTICLE; BACTERIAL STRAIN; CHLORINATION; COMPARATIVE STUDY; CONTROLLED STUDY; DISINFECTION; ESCHERICHIA COLI; EVALUATION STUDY; HUMIC SUBSTANCE; INACTIVATION RATE CONSTANT; NONHUMAN; OZONATION; PH; PLASMID; QUANTITATIVE ANALYSIS; SUSPENDED PARTICULATE MATTER; SEWAGE; WATER MANAGEMENT;

BACTERIA (MICROORGANISMS); ESCHERICHIA COLI K12;

DISINFECTION; DRUG RESISTANCE, MICROBIAL; ESCHERICHIA COLI; HUMIC SUBSTANCES; HYDROGEN-ION CONCENTRATION; OZONE; WASTE DISPOSAL, FLUID; WATER PURIFICATION;

EID: 84978880821     PISSN: 0013936X     EISSN: 15205851     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1021/acs.est.6b01340     Document Type: Article

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