Comparison of Antibiotic Resistance Removal Efficiencies Using Ozone Disinfection under Different pH and Suspended Solids and Humic Substance Concentrations

• Published in: Environmental science & technology Vol. 50; no. 14; pp. 7590 - 7600
• Main Authors: Pak, Gijung, Salcedo, Dennis Espineli, Lee, Hansaem, Oh, Junsik, Maeng, Sung Kyu, Song, Kyung Guen, Hong, Seok Won, Kim, Hyun-Chul, Chandran, Kartik, Kim, Sungpyo
• Format: Journal Article
• Language: English
• Published: United States American Chemical Society 19.07.2016
• Subjects: Antibiotics; Disinfection; Drug resistance; Drug Resistance, Microbial; E coli; Escherichia coli; Humic Substances; Hydrogen-Ion Concentration; Multidrug resistant organisms; Ozone; Plasmids; Waste Disposal, Fluid; Water Purification; Water treatment

This study mainly evaluated the effectiveness of ozonation toward the enhancement of the removal efficiencies of antibiotic-resistant bacteria (ARB), pB10 plasmid transfer, and pB10 plasmids under different pH and suspended solids (SS) and humic acid concentrations. First, chlorination was tested as...