Levels of drugs did not reduce from the waste water treatment plant downstream and also were not removed effectively by drinking water treatment plants.
Study Suggests Bacteria Found in Waste Water Treatment Facilities More Likely to be Drug-Resistant
An international study has found that bacteria found around waste water treatment facilities are more likely to turn drug-resistant.
An international study has found that bacteria found around waste water treatment facilities are more likely to turn drug-resistant.
"These results demonstrated a link between waste water discharges and quality of potable water sources and emphasized the importance of evidencing that improvements to waste water treatment protect sources of drinking water--a project we have embarked on since the publication of these results," said, lead author Dr Viviane Yargeau.
Source-Eurekalert
Date Palm Leaves can Purify Waste Water
Chemicals such as pharmaceuticals and dyes from hospital waste water can be removed by date palm leaves, say scientists.
Chemicals such as pharmaceuticals and dyes from hospital waste water can be removed by date palm leaves, say scientists.
Sewage Treatment Plants Contributes to Antibiotic Resistance: Study
A recent study says that water discharged into lakes from municipal sewage treatment plants contain significant concentrations of genes that make bacteria antibiotic-resistant.
A recent study says that water discharged into lakes from municipal sewage treatment plants contain significant concentrations of genes that make bacteria antibiotic-resistant.
Membrane Filter That Cleans Polluted Drinking Water Developed
ETH student Jeremy Nussbaumer teamed up with researchers led by Wendelin Stark, from the Functional Materials Laboratory, in developing the prototype of a membrane filter.
ETH student Jeremy Nussbaumer teamed up with researchers led by Wendelin Stark, from the Functional Materials Laboratory, in developing the prototype of a membrane filter.
