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1 online resource : illustrations |
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polychrome |
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text file |
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Includes bibliographical references. |
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Cover; About the Editor; Contents; Acknowledgment and How to Cite; List of Contributors; Introduction; Part I: Disease Exposure; Chapter 1: Inadequately Treated Wastewater as a Source of Human Enteric Viruses in the Environment; Chapter 2: Prevalence and Characterisation of Non-Cholerae Vibrio spp. in Final Effluents of Wastewater Treatment Facilities in Two Districts of the Eastern Cape Province of South Africa: Implications for Public Health; Chapter 3: Performance of the Municipal Wastewater Treatment Plant for Removal of Listeria monocytogenes; Part II: Antibiotic Resistance. |
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Chapter 4: Antibiotic Resistance and Prevalence of Class 1 and 2 Integrons in Escherichia coli Isolated from Two Wastewater Treatment Plants, and Their Receiving Waters (Gulf of Gdansk, Baltic Sea, Poland)Chapter 5: Prevalence of Antibiotic Resistance Genes and Bacterial Community Composition in a River Influenced by a Wastewater Treatment Plant; Chapter 6: Impact of Treated Wastewater Irrigation on Antibiotic Resistance in the Soil Microbiome; Chapter 7: Metagenomic Profiling of Antibiotic Resistance Genes and Mobile Genetic Elements in a Tannery Wastewater Treatment Plant. |
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Chapter 8: A Comprehensive Insight into Tetracycline Resistant Bacteria and Antibiotic Resistance Genes in Activated Sludge Using Next-Generation SequencingChapter 9: Detection of 140 Clinically Relevant Antibiotic-Resistance Genes in the Plasmid Metagenome of Wastewater Treatment Plant Bacteria Showing Reduced Susceptibility to Selected Antibiotics; Part III: Pharmaceutical and Hormone Exposure; Chapter 10: Simultaneous Determination of 24 Antidepressant Drugs and Their Metabolites in Wastewater by Ultra-High Performance Liquid Chromatography-Tandem Mass Spectrometry. |
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Chapter 11: Removal and Transformation of Pharmaceuticals in Wastewater Treatment Plants and Constructed WetlandsChapter 12: An Assessment of the Concentrations of Pharmaceutical Compounds in Wastewater Treatment Plants on the Island of Gran Canaria (Spain); Author Notes. |
| Summary |
This compendium volume is an indispensable source of information on the ways in which wastewater can impact public health. The editor, a well-respected expert in his field, has collected the most recent and pertinent investigations into this serious issue. Included are studies involving: The presence of various human enteric viruses in wastewater, which reach the public through drinking and daily use water, agriculture, and through fishing waters Antibiotic resistance produced by genetic changes in wastewater bacterial communities, affecting both human and animal health The presence of antid. |
| Local Note |
eBooks on EBSCOhost EBSCO eBook Subscription Academic Collection - North America |
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Drugs -- Environmental aspects.
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Drugs. |
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Bacterial pollution of water.
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Bacterial pollution of water. |
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Water -- Microbiology.
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Water -- Pollution.
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Water -- Microbiology. |
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Water -- Pollution. |
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TECHNOLOGY & ENGINEERING -- Environmental -- Water-Supply. |
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Electronic books.
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Electronic books.
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Medication. |
| Added Author |
Monsalvo, Victor M., editor.
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Print version: Wastewater and public health 9781771881647 (DLC) 2015011037 (OCoLC)905735771 |
| ISBN |
9781771881654 (electronic book) |
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1771881658 (electronic book) |
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9781771881647 |
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