Behaviour of organic micropollutants and antibiotic resistance determinantes during anoxic biological wastewater treatment

The presence of emerging pollutants (EC) in wastewater poses a risk to the receiving environments and need to be tackled in the wastewater treatment plants (WWTPs). The factors influencing the removal of organic micropollutants (OMPs), the most known group of EC, in biological treatments have not be...

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Autor: Martínez Quintela, Miguel
Tipo de recurso: tesis doctoral
Fecha de publicación:2022
País:España
Institución:Universidad de Santiago de Compostela (USC)
Repositorio:Minerva. Repositorio Institucional de la Universidad de Santiago de Compostela
Idioma:inglés
OAI Identifier:oai:minerva.usc.gal:10347/29925
Acceso en línea:http://hdl.handle.net/10347/29925
Access Level:acceso abierto
Palabra clave:Materias::Investigación::33 Ciencias tecnológicas::3308 Ingeniería y tecnología del medio ambiente::330810 Tecnología de aguas residuales
Materias::Investigación::33 Ciencias tecnológicas::3308 Ingeniería y tecnología del medio ambiente::330811 Control de la contaminación del agua
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Sumario:The presence of emerging pollutants (EC) in wastewater poses a risk to the receiving environments and need to be tackled in the wastewater treatment plants (WWTPs). The factors influencing the removal of organic micropollutants (OMPs), the most known group of EC, in biological treatments have not been fully elucidated yet. In this thesis, the biotransformation of OMPs in anoxic conditions is analyzed focusing on the influence of both the metabolic and the microbiology factors of the microbial community. Additionally, the relationship between the presence of antibiotics in the influent of biological reactor and the development of the antibiotic resistance determinants is also assessed since antimicrobial resistance is currently one of the major issues for the human health.