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INTERNATIONAL BIODETERIORATION & BIODEGRADATION
Volume 149, Issue -, Pages -Publisher
ELSEVIER SCI LTD
DOI: 10.1016/j.ibiod.2020.104920
Keywords
Excess sludge; Antibiotic resistance genes; Alkaline treatment; Microwave treatment; Fenton treatment
Funding
- international research program through Department of Science and Technology of Sichuan Province, China [2019YFH0068]
- major project of Education Department of Sichuan Province, China [18ZA0373]
- Key Laboratory for Water Pollution Control and Environment Safety, Zhejiang Province, China [2017ZJSHKF03]
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To reduce the risk of antibiotic resistance genes (ARGs) and class 1 integrons (intI1) in excess sludge, this study explored the effect of alkaline, microwave, fenton and the integrated treatments on ARGs removal. At the same time, the alteration of microbial community composition caused by different treatments was determined to explain the potential hosts of ARGs. By comparison, alkaline and microwave treatment increased the abundance of several ARGs and intI1, but fenton treatment largely reduced ARGs and intI1 abundance. Moreover, it was found that alkaline integrated fenton and microwave integrated fenton treatment strongly reduced target genes abundance, and the reduced amount was higher than fenton only. Additionally, the microbial community structure was slightly changed by alkaline and microwave treatment, but was remarkably altered by fenton treatment. After fenton treatment, the relative abundance of Firmicutes and Actinobacteria was obviously elevated, suggesting that Firmicutes and Actinobacteria might be the possible hosts for the remaining ARGs. It is expected that this study could provide crucial information for reducing the risk of ARGs from excess sludge entering in the environment.
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