Due to the increasing concerns on global ecosystems and human health, the environmental
risks posed by microplastics (MPs) and nanoplastics (NPs) have become an important topic …

Pharmaceutical compounds in aquatic environments have been considered as emerging
contaminants due to their potential risks to living organisms. Microalgae-based technology …

Antibiotic resistance genes (ARGs) and microplastics (MPs) are recognized as emerging
contaminants and threats to global human health. Despite both of them being significantly …

Wastewater infrastructures play an indispensable role in society's functioning, human
production activities, and sanitation safety. However, climate change has posed a serious …

Wastewater treatment plants (WWTPs) receive wastewater containing antibiotic resistant
bacteria (ARB) and antibiotic resistant genes (ARGs), which are predominant contributors to …

The retention of microplastics in sewage sludge, a reservoir of antibiotic resistance genes
(ARGs) and mobile genetic elements (MGEs), has attracted increasing attention. However …

Sludge from wastewater treatment plants can act as a repository and crucial environmental
provider of antibiotic resistance genes (ARGs). Over the past few years, people's knowledge …

Microplastics are prevalent in freshwater, coastal, and deep ocean sediments. However, the
effects of microplastics on sedimentary microbial ecosystems have not been well reported …

Microplastics, fragmented plastic particles with a maximum dimension< 5 mm, are an
emerging contaminant of concern that can also serve as a vector of other chemical and …

The emergence and rapid spread of antibiotic resistance seriously compromise the clinical
efficacy of current antibiotic therapies, representing a serious public health threat worldwide …