scholarly journals Genomic Characterization of a Multidrug-Resistant and Hypermucoviscous/Hypervirulent Klebsiella quasipneumoniae subsp. similipneumoniae ST4417 Isolated from a Sewage Treatment Plant

2020 ◽  
Vol 26 (11) ◽  
pp. 1321-1325 ◽  
Author(s):  
João Pedro Rueda Furlan ◽  
Inara Fernanda Lage Gallo ◽  
Tatiana Amabile de Campos ◽  
Eliana Guedes Stehling
Keyword(s):  
Sewage Treatment ◽  
Sewage Treatment Plant ◽  
Treatment Plant ◽  
Multidrug Resistant ◽  
Genomic Characterization

scholarly journals Antibiotic-Resistant Bacteria in Clams—A Study on Mussels in the River Rhine

Antibiotics ◽  
2021 ◽  
Vol 10 (5) ◽  
pp. 571
Author(s):  
Nicole Zacharias ◽  
Iris Löckener ◽  
Sarah M. Essert ◽  
Esther Sib ◽  
Gabriele Bierbaum ◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
Bacterial Infections ◽  
Sewage Treatment ◽  
Sewage Treatment Plant ◽  
Treatment Plant ◽  
Multidrug Resistant ◽  
Resistant Bacteria ◽  
River Rhine ◽  
Antibiotic Resistant Bacteria ◽  
Surrounding Water ◽  
Antibiotic Resistant

Bacterial infections have been treated effectively by antibiotics since the discovery of penicillin in 1928. A worldwide increase in the use of antibiotics led to the emergence of antibiotic resistant strains in almost all bacterial pathogens, which complicates the treatment of infectious diseases. Antibiotic-resistant bacteria play an important role in increasing the risk associated with the usage of surface waters (e.g., irrigation, recreation) and the spread of the resistance genes. Many studies show that important pathogenic antibiotic-resistant bacteria can enter the environment by the discharge of sewage treatment plants and combined sewage overflow events. Mussels have successfully been used as bio-indicators of heavy metals, chemicals and parasites; they may also be efficient bio-indicators for viruses and bacteria. In this study an influence of the discharge of a sewage treatment plant could be shown in regard to the presence of E. coli in higher concentrations in the mussels downstream the treatment plant. Antibiotic-resistant bacteria, resistant against one or two classes of antibiotics and relevance for human health could be detected in the mussels at different sampling sites of the river Rhine. No multidrug-resistant bacteria could be isolated from the mussels, although they were found in samples of the surrounding water body.

Progress in Characterization of Sludge Particles

1993 ◽  
Vol 28 (1) ◽  
pp. 145-148 ◽  
Author(s):  
E. Friedrich ◽  
H. Friedrich ◽  
W. Heinze ◽  
K. Jobst ◽  
H.-J. Richter ◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
Surface Charge ◽  
Size Distribution ◽  
Sewage Treatment ◽  
Sewage Treatment Plant ◽  
Treatment Plant ◽  
Degradation Process ◽  
Laser Diffraction ◽  
Kinetics Of Degradation ◽  
Kinetics Of

The studies aimed at examining the influences of the particle size distribution and surface charge on the behaviour of sludge in dewatering. It was possible to show that defined size dispersions of sludge particles as well as surface charge are necessary to reach better dewatering results and that the found correlations were independent of the type of sludge and the sewage treatment plant (Friedrich et al., 1990 and 1991). Based on laser diffraction measurements to determine panicle size distribution it was found that it was necessary to set a specific proportion between fine and large sludge particles in order to produce the best possible dewatering results and to get the required shear resistant flocs. To characterize the surface charge of the sludge particles various measuring methods were used. Determining the zeta-potential is a suitable means to describe the kinetics of degradation process in the sludge.

scholarly journals Chemical characterization of vermicompost of sewage sludge with different proportions of diatomaceous material

2017 ◽  
Vol 21 (8) ◽  
pp. 519-523
Author(s):  
Fabíola M. Braga ◽  
Paulo H. S. Cardoso ◽  
Mário H. C. Barbosa ◽  
Márcio N. Rodrigues ◽  
Regynaldo A. Sampaio ◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
Sewage Sludge ◽  
Environmental Sustainability ◽  
Sewage Treatment ◽  
Sewage Treatment Plant ◽  
Treatment Plant ◽  
Chemical Characterization ◽  
Biofuel Production ◽  
Eisenia Foetida ◽  
Organic Compost

ABSTRACT The pursuit for waste recovery has been the best way to contribute to environmental sustainability. The mix of sewage sludge (SS) from Sewage Treatment Plant with diatomaceous material containing oil (DE), used as a filter in biofuel production, can form a substrate rich in minerals and organic matter through vermicomposting. Therefore, this study aimed to produce vermicompost using worms, Eisenia foetida, from a pre-compost (PC) of sewage sludge and garden pruning residues mixed with different proportions of DE in relation to PC: 0; 7.53; 15.06; 22.59; and 30.12% v/v. The design was randomized complete blocks with five treatment replicates. The chemical characteristics of the vermicompost were analyzed after a period of four months. The proportion of up to 30.12% v/v of DE met the criteria established for agriculture uses, registration and marketing of the product as organic compost in accordance with the Normative Instructions SDA 27/2006 and 25/2009 from the Ministry of Agriculture.

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