Removal of bacterial contaminants and antibiotic resistance genes by conventional wastewater treatment processes in Saudi Arabia: Is the treated wastewater safe to reuse for agricultural irrigation?

This study aims to assess the removal efficiency of microbial contaminants in a local wastewater treatment plant over the duration of one year, and to assess the microbial risk associated with reusing treated wastewater in agricultural irrigation. The treatment process achieved 3.5 logs removal of h...

Full description

Saved in:
Bibliographic Details
Main Author: Al-Jassim, Nada (author)
Other Authors: Ansari, Mohd Ikram (author), Harb, Moustapha (author), Hong, Pei-Ying (author)
Format: article
Published: 2015
Online Access:http://hdl.handle.net/10725/10147
https://doi.org/10.1016/j.watres.2015.01.036
http://libraries.lau.edu.lb/research/laur/terms-of-use/articles.php
https://www.sciencedirect.com/science/article/pii/S0043135415000640
Tags: Add Tag
No Tags, Be the first to tag this record!