Adsorption is the most widely adopted, effective, and reliable treatment process for the
removal of inorganic and organic contaminants from wastewater. One of the major issues …

Unlike organic contaminants, metal (loid) s do not undergo microbial or chemical
degradation and persist for a long time after their introduction. Bioavailability of metal (loid) s …

Antibiotic resistance genes (ARGs) are emerging contaminants posing a potential worldwide
human health risk. Intensive animal husbandry is believed to be a major contributor to the …

How sublethal levels of antibiotics and heavy metals select for clinically important multidrug
resistance plasmids is largely unknown. Carriage of plasmids generally confers substantial …

Heavy metal (loid) s exert selective pressure on microbial communities and evolution of
metal resistance determinants. Despite increasing knowledge concerning the impact of …

Trace element solubility and availability in land‐applied residuals is governed by
fundamental chemical reactions between metal constituents, soil, and residual components …

“Depending on the degree of intensification of livestock feeding, animal manures have
turned from a precious resource into a waste product.” Intensive confined livestock and …

Historically, organic amendments—organic wastes—have been the main source of plant
nutrients, especially N. Their use allows better management of often-finite resources to …

The 360 feed and manure samples were collected from 150 animal farms in Jiangsu
Province, China and analyzed for heavy metals. Concentrations of Zn and Cu in animal …

Concerns have been raised in recent years regarding co-selection for antibiotic resistance
among bacteria exposed to heavy metals, particularly copper and zinc, used as growth …