Evaluating the vulnerability of surface waters to antibiotic contamination from varying wastewater treatment plant discharges

2006 ◽  
Vol 142 (2) ◽  
pp. 295-302 ◽  
Author(s):  
Angela L. Batt ◽  
Ian B. Bruce ◽  
Diana S. Aga
Keyword(s):  
Wastewater Treatment ◽  
Surface Waters ◽  
Wastewater Treatment Plant ◽  
Treatment Plant

scholarly journals Quantitative Detection of Human Adenoviruses in Wastewater and Combined Sewer Overflows Influencing a Michigan River

2009 ◽  
Vol 76 (3) ◽  
pp. 715-723 ◽  
Author(s):  
Theng-Theng Fong ◽  
Mantha S. Phanikumar ◽  
Irene Xagoraraki ◽  
Joan B. Rose
Keyword(s):  
Wastewater Treatment ◽  
Surface Water ◽  
Real Time ◽  
Surface Waters ◽  
Wastewater Treatment Plant ◽  
Real Time Pcr ◽  
Treatment Plant ◽  
Combined Sewer Overflows ◽  
Treated Effluent ◽  
Combined Sewer

ABSTRACT Enteric viruses are important pathogens found in contaminated surface waters and have previously been detected in waters of the Great Lakes. Human adenoviruses were monitored because of their high prevalence and persistence in aquatic environments. In this study, we quantified adenoviruses in wastewater, surface water, and combined sewer overflows (CSOs) by real-time PCR. Between August 2005 and August 2006, adenovirus concentrations in raw sewage, primary-treated effluent, secondary-treated effluent, and chlorinated effluent from a wastewater treatment plant in Michigan were examined. CSO samples (n = 6) were collected from a CSO retention basin in Grand Rapids, MI. Adenoviruses were detected in 100% of wastewater and CSO discharge samples. Average adenovirus DNA concentrations in sewage and CSOs were 1.15 × 106 viruses/liter and 5.35 × 105 viruses/liter, respectively. Adenovirus removal was <2 log10 (99%) at the wastewater treatment plant. Adenovirus type 41 (60% of clones), type 12 (29%), type 40 (3%), type 2 (3%), and type 3 (3%) were isolated from raw sewage and primary effluents (n = 28). Six of 20 surface water samples from recreational parks at the lower Grand River showed virus concentrations above the real-time PCR detection limit (average, 7.8 × 103 viruses/liter). This research demonstrates that wastewater effluents and wastewater-impacted surface waters in the lower Grand River in Michigan contain high levels of viruses and may not be suitable for full-body recreational activities. High concentrations of adenovirus in these waters may be due to inefficient removal during wastewater treatment and to the high persistence of these viruses in the environment.

scholarly journals Antibiotic-Resistant Escherichia coli in Wastewaters, Surface Waters, and Oysters from an Urban Riverine System

2007 ◽  
Vol 73 (17) ◽  
pp. 5667-5670 ◽  
Author(s):  
A. J. Watkinson ◽  
G. B. Micalizzi ◽  
G. M. Graham ◽  
J. B. Bates ◽  
S. D. Costanzo
Keyword(s):  
Escherichia Coli ◽  
Antibiotic Resistance ◽  
Wastewater Treatment ◽  
Surface Water ◽  
Surface Waters ◽  
Wastewater Treatment Plant ◽  
Treatment Plant ◽  
Antibiotic Resistant

ABSTRACT The antibiotic resistance (AR) patterns of 462 Escherichia coli isolates from wastewater, surface waters, and oysters were determined. Rates of AR and multiple-AR among isolates from surface water sites adjacent to wastewater treatment plant (WWTP) discharge sites were significantly higher (P < 0.05) than those among other isolates, whereas the rate of AR among isolates from oysters exposed to WWTP discharges was low (<10%).

The endocrine disrupting activity of surface waters and of wastewater treatment plant effluents in relation to chlorination

Chemosphere ◽  
2009 ◽  
Vol 75 (3) ◽  
pp. 335-340 ◽  
Author(s):  
Tiziana Schilirò ◽  
Cristina Pignata ◽  
Renato Rovere ◽  
Elisabetta Fea ◽  
Giorgio Gilli
Keyword(s):  
Wastewater Treatment ◽  
Surface Waters ◽  
Wastewater Treatment Plant ◽  
Treatment Plant ◽  
Endocrine Disrupting

scholarly journals Carbapenemase-producing Enterobacteriaceae and Aeromonas spp. present in wastewater treatment plant effluent and nearby surface waters in the US

PLoS ONE ◽  
2019 ◽  
Vol 14 (6) ◽  
pp. e0218650 ◽  
Author(s):  
Dimitria A. Mathys ◽  
Dixie F. Mollenkopf ◽  
Sydnee M. Feicht ◽  
Rachael J. Adams ◽  
Amy L. Albers ◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
Wastewater Treatment ◽  
Surface Waters ◽  
Wastewater Treatment Plant ◽  
Treatment Plant ◽  
The Us ◽  
Wastewater Treatment Plant Effluent
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