Antimicrobial Contamination Removal from Environmentally Relevant Matrices: A Literature Review and a Comparison of Three Processes for Drinking Water Treatment

作者：Oncu Nalan Bilgin; Balcioglu Isil Akmehmet^*

来源：Ozone-Science & Engineering, 2013, 35(2): 73-85.

DOI：10.1080/01919512.2013.758546

• Ozone
• Advanced Oxidation Processes
• Antibiotic-resistance
• Antibiotic
• Heterogeneous Photocatalysis
• TiO2
• Nanomaterial
• Chlorine

The effectiveness of conventional water treatment technology in preventing the dissemination of antimicrobial contamination has been questioned due to significant rates of antibiotic resistance elements found both in solid wastes and in effluents. This implies that preventive efforts must cover both solid waste quality and effluent quality monitoring. This article presents a review of the occurrence data for a number of antibiotics and antibiotic resistance carriers along with the effectiveness of conventional and advanced technologies in the removal of antimicrobial contamination from various matrices. Although the current literature suggests that the advanced oxidation processes are more promising, cost viable oxidant doses may not be sufficient to reach targeted removal efficiencies especially in biosolids and manure. As a result, antimicrobial contamination can inevitably reach natural waters and contaminate drinking water sources. In this context, a comparison of the effectiveness of three oxidation processes on the removal of a resistance carrier bacterial plasmid DNA was studied. The relative effectiveness of ozonation or heterogeneous photocatalysis over conventional chlorination was demonstrated.

• 出版日期2013-3-1