Antimicrobial Resistance in Wastewater and Human Health

An interdisciplinary review of antimicrobial resistance in wastewater and the risk to human health

Dharm Pal (Edited by), Awanish Kumar (Edited by)

9780323961240, Elsevier Science

Paperback / softback, published 23 January 2023

300 pages
22.9 x 15.2 x 2 cm, 0.45 kg

Antimicrobial Resistance in Wastewater and Human Health provides updated knowledge on the human health risks associated with antimicrobial resistance of wastewater. The book's chapters address commonly found bacteria and drug resistant genes in wastewater, treatment plant problems and challenges, human health hazards, and gaps in current literature. Written for researchers, scientists, graduate and PhD students in the areas of Public Health, Biotechnology, Chemical Engineering, and Environmental Science, this will be an ideal resource.

1. Commonly Found Bacteria and Drug Resistance Gene in Wastewater
2. Development and Spread of Drug Resistance through Wastewater
3. Enrichment of Drug Resistance Genes in Human Pathogenic Bacteria Showing Antimicrobial Resistance
4. Direct Reuse of Wastewater: Problems, Challenges and Future Direction
5. Wastewater Treatment Plants and Tracking of Resistance Bacteria and Genes in the Wastewater
6. Techniques to Stop Spread and Removal of Resistance from Wastewater
7. Do’s and Don’ts in Wastewater Treatment, their Reuse, and Future Directions
8. Impact of Waste Treatment through Genetic Modification and Reuse of Treated Water on Human Health
9. Genetically Engineered Microorganism to Degrade Waste and Produce Biofuels and Other Useful Products
10. Human Health Hazardous due to Antimicrobial Resistance Spread
11. Acquired Knowledge and Identified Gaps in Resistance and Human Health Risk
12. Assessment and Monitoring of Human Health Risk during Wastewater Reuse

Subject Areas: Life sciences: general issues [PSA]