Sewage sludge is an important reservoir of antibiotics, antibiotic resistance genes (ARGs),
and antibiotic resistant bacteria (ARB) in wastewater treatment plants (WWTPs), and the …

The global spread of antibiotic resistance genes (ARGs) has wreaked havoc with the
treatment efficiency of antibiotics and, ultimately, anti-microbial chemotherapy, and has been …

Antibiotics are widely used in animal husbandry, and various types of antibiotic resistance
genes (ARGs) are frequently detected in livestock waste around the world. Conventional …

Landfill are important reservoirs of antibiotics and antibiotic resistance genes (ARGs). They
harbor diverse contaminants, such as heavy metals and persistent organic chemicals …

The intensive use of antibiotics results in their continuous release into the environment and
the subsequent widespread occurrence of antibiotic resistant bacteria (ARB), antibiotic …

Tetracycline (TC) is a commonly used human and veterinary antibiotic that is mostly
discharged into wastewater in the form of the parent compounds. At present, wastewater …

Antibiotics can exert selective pressures on sludge as well as affect the emergence and
spread of antibiotic resistance genes (ARGs). However, the underlying mechanisms of …

Wastewater treatment plant effluent, sludge and manure are the main sources of
contamination by antibiotics in the whole environment compartments (soil, sediment, surface …

Composting is an efficient way to convert organic waste into fertilizers. However, waste
materials often contain large amounts of antibiotic resistance genes (ARGs) and mobile …

Aerobic composting is used widely for animal manure recycling, and it may reduce the
amount of antibiotic resistance genes (ARGs) that enter the environment. We sampled three …