| Abstract | Wastewater reclamation is becoming an increasingly important alternative for sustainable water resources management in many regions around the world. Wastewater reclamation should be considered as viable option for agricultural irrigation since the latter is by far the largest consumer of high quality water. However, detrimental microbial effects associated with reclaimed water may hinder the use of recycled water for agricultural irrigation. An effective multi barrier approach, based on biological, physical and chemical action, is proposed and evaluated in the present paper for mitigating possible health effects associated to the use of treated wastewater in agriculture. The proposed approach showed high efficiency in removing all the investigated parameters, including microbiological indicators of faecal contamination and antibiotic resistance genes. |
| Text | 422457 2018 Wastewater reuse Antibiotic resistance genes Pathogens Removal of pathogens and antibiotic resistance genes by a multi barrier system for wastewater reuse M. De Sanctis, C. Levantesi, M.L. Luprano, S. Chimienti, V. Piergrossi, C. Di Iaconi Water Research Institute, CNR, Via F. De Blasio 5, 70123 Bari, Italy; Water Research Institute, CNR, Via Salaria Km 29.600, 00015 Monterotondo RM , Italy; Water Research Institute, CNR, Via Salaria Km 29.600, 00015 Monterotondo RM , Italy; Water Research Institute, CNR, Via F. De Blasio 5, 70123 Bari, Italy;Water Research Institute, CNR, Via F. De Blasio 5, 70123 Bari, Italy;Water Research Institute, CNR, Via F. De Blasio 5, 70123 Bari, Italy; Published version IWA World Water Congress Exhibition Tokyo 16 21/09/2018 Internazionale Contributo Wastewater reclamation is becoming an increasingly important alternative for sustainable water resources management in many regions around the world. Wastewater reclamation should be considered as viable option for agricultural irrigation since the latter is by far the largest consumer of high quality water. However, detrimental microbial effects associated with reclaimed water may hinder the use of recycled water for agricultural irrigation. An effective multi barrier approach, based on biological, physical and chemical action, is proposed and evaluated in the present paper for mitigating possible health effects associated to the use of treated wastewater in agriculture. The proposed approach showed high efficiency in removing all the investigated parameters, including microbiological indicators of faecal contamination and antibiotic resistance genes. Removal of pathogens and antibiotic resistance genes by a multi barrier system for wastewater reuse Abstract De Sanctis et al. 2018 IWA Tokyo.pdf Abstract in atti di convegno claudio.diiaconi DI IACONI CLAUDIO caterina.levantesi LEVANTESI CATERINA marco.desanctis DE SANCTIS MARCO |
