Removal of antibiotic resistance genes from wastewater treatment plant effluent by coagulation

Water Research

Volumn 111, Issue , 2017, Pages 204-212

  Li, Na ^a   Sheng, Guo Ping ^a   Lu, Yong Ze ^a   Zeng, Raymond J ^a   Yu, Han Qing ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF SCIENCE AND TECHNOLOGY OF CHINA   (China)

Author keywords

Antibiotic resistance genes (ARGs); Coagulation; Effluent; Removal; Wastewater treatment plant

Indexed keywords

ANTIBIOTICS; CHLORINE COMPOUNDS; COAGULATION; DISSOLUTION; EFFLUENT TREATMENT; GENES; HEALTH RISKS; ORGANIC CARBON; RECLAMATION; REMOVAL; SEWAGE PUMPING PLANTS; SULFUR COMPOUNDS; TOXICITY; WASTEWATER TREATMENT; WATER TREATMENT PLANTS;

ANTIBIOTIC RESISTANCE GENES; COAGULATION PROCESS; DISSOLVED ORGANIC CARBON; ENVIRONMENTAL CONTAMINANT; SIGNIFICANT POINTS; TREATED WASTEWATER; WASTEWATER TREATMENT PLANT EFFLUENT; WASTEWATER TREATMENT PLANTS;

EFFLUENTS;

COAGULATING AGENT; FERROUS CHLORIDE; INTEGRASE; NITROGEN DERIVATIVE; ORGANIC CARBON; ORGANIC MATTER; PHOSPHORUS; POLYFERRIC CHLORIDE; UNCLASSIFIED DRUG; ANTIINFECTIVE AGENT; WASTE WATER;

ANTIBIOTIC RESISTANCE; COAGULATION; CONCENTRATION (COMPOSITION); DISSOLVED ORGANIC CARBON; EFFLUENT; GENE; POLLUTANT REMOVAL; PUBLIC HEALTH; WASTEWATER; WASTEWATER TREATMENT PLANT;

ANTIBIOTIC RESISTANCE; ANTIBIOTIC RESISTANCE GENE; ARTICLE; BACTERIAL GENE; BIOSOLID; CONCENTRATION (PARAMETERS); EFFLUENT; GENE DOSAGE; INTEGRON; NONHUMAN; OXIDATION; PRIORITY JOURNAL; REDUCTION (CHEMISTRY); SLUDGE; WASTE COMPONENT REMOVAL; WASTE WATER TREATMENT PLANT; DRUG EFFECTS; GENETICS; WASTE WATER;

ANTI-BACTERIAL AGENTS; DRUG RESISTANCE, MICROBIAL; GENES, BACTERIAL; TETRACYCLINE RESISTANCE; WASTE WATER;

EID: 85009154267     PISSN: 00431354     EISSN: 18792448     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.watres.2017.01.010     Document Type: Article

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