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Treatment Technologies for Removal of Antibiotics, Antibiotic Resistance Bacteria and Antibiotic-Resistant Genes

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Antibiotics and Antimicrobial Resistance Genes

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This chapter describes current knowledge on the selected eco-friendly strategies for the treatment of main sources (manure and wastewater) of antibiotics, antibiotic resistance genes (ARGs) and antibiotic resistance bacteria (ARB), including bacteria pathogenic for humans and animals, also those mentioned on the WHO list of antibiotic-resistant priority pathogens. In the first part, known and used methods for manure treatment, like thermophilic composting and digestion, are described. In the second part, established methods of wastewater treatment (anaerobic-aerobic bioreactors, constructed wetlands, coagulation, membrane filtration and disinfection processes) as well as those tested only in a laboratory or small scale requiring further investigation (nanomaterials and biochar). The chapter concludes by highlighting the importance to develop effective treatment methods, management strategies and prevention activities, to eliminate or reduce the risk of the release of antibiotics, ARGs and ARB to the environment from manure and wastewater.

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This review research was supported by the grant from the National Science Centre (NCN), Poland (2017/25/Z/NZ7/03026), under the European Horizon 2020, The Joint Programming Initiative on Antimicrobial Resistance (fifth JPIAMR Joint Call). “INART - Intervention of antimicrobial resistance transfer into the food chain” (http://www.inart-project.eu/index.html). The authors gratefully acknowledge the financial support providedby NIVA’s Strategic Institute Initiative “Urban water challenges”(Research Council of Norway, contract no. 160016).

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Krzemiński, P., Popowska, M. (2020). Treatment Technologies for Removal of Antibiotics, Antibiotic Resistance Bacteria and Antibiotic-Resistant Genes. In: Hashmi, M. (eds) Antibiotics and Antimicrobial Resistance Genes. Emerging Contaminants and Associated Treatment Technologies. Springer, Cham. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-3-030-40422-2_19

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