Coal is a non-renewable fossil fuel combusted to generate power or used to produce liquid
or gas fuels with high energy densities. The abundance of coal reserves and the …

Chlorinated ethenes (CEs) are legacy contaminants whose chemical footprint is expected to
persist in aquifers around the world for many decades to come. These organohalides have …

Water pollution caused by the discharge of hazardous textile effluents is a serious
environmental problem worldwide. In order to assess the pollution level of the textile …

Sewage sludges generation and their disposal have become one of the greatest challenges
of the 21st century. They have great microbial diversity that may impact wastewater …

The heterogeneous nature of lotic habitats plays an important role in the complex ecological
and evolutionary processes that structure the microbial communities within them. Due to …

Wastewater treatment plant (WWTP) effluents carrying plenty of nutrients and
micropollutants pose serious threats to receiving rivers, however, the response of microbial …

Many pathogenic bacteria are adapted to live in aquatic habitats, which makes rivers
possible sources and spread pathways of antibiotic resistance, since they usually receive …

Microorganisms play fundamental roles in the diversity and functional stability of
environments, including nutrient and energy cycling. However, microbial biodiversity loss …

Waterborne Escherichia coli are a major reservoir of antimicrobial resistance (AMR),
including but not limited to extended‐spectrum beta‐lactamase (ESBL) and Klebsiella …

Microbial communities are an important component of freshwater biodiversity that is
threatened by anthropogenic impacts. Wastewater discharges pose a particular concern by …