Reducing antimicrobial resistances by source separation of domestic wastewater

  • Antimicrobial resistances (AMR) are ranked among the top ten threats to public health and societal development worldwide. Toilet wastewater contained in domestic wastewater is a significant source of AMR entering the aquatic environment. The current commonly implemented combined sewer systems at times cause overflows during rain events, resulting in the discharge of untreated wastewater into theAntimicrobial resistances (AMR) are ranked among the top ten threats to public health and societal development worldwide. Toilet wastewater contained in domestic wastewater is a significant source of AMR entering the aquatic environment. The current commonly implemented combined sewer systems at times cause overflows during rain events, resulting in the discharge of untreated wastewater into the aquatic environment, thus promoting AMR. In this short research article, we describe an approach to transform combined sewer systems into source separation-modified combined sewer systems that separately treat toilet wastewater. We employ simulations for demonstrating that source separation-modified combined sewer systems reduce the emission of AMR- causing substances by up to 11.5 logarithm levels. Thus, source separation- modified combined sewer systems are amongst the most effective means of combating AMR. KEYWORDS…show moreshow less

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Document Type:Article
Author:Prof. Dr.-Ing. Jörg LondongORCiDGND, Marcus Barth, Dr.-Ing. Heinrich SöbkeORCiDGND
DOI (Cite-Link):https://doi.org/10.3389/fenvh.2023.1151898Cite-Link
URN (Cite-Link):https://nbn-resolving.org/urn:nbn:de:gbv:wim2-20230403-49483Cite-Link
URL:https://www.frontiersin.org/articles/10.3389/fenvh.2023.1151898/full
Parent Title (English):Frontiers in Environmental Health
Publisher:Frontiers Media
Place of publication:Lausanne
Language:English
Date of Publication (online):2023/03/21
Date of first Publication:2023/03/21
Release Date:2023/04/03
Publishing Institution:Bauhaus-Universität Weimar
Institutes and partner institutions:Fakultät Bauingenieurwesen / Bauhaus-Institut für zukunftsweisende Infrastruktursysteme (b.is)
Volume:2023
Issue:Volume 2, article 1151898
Pagenumber:5
First Page:1
Last Page:5
Tag:Antibiotikum; Resistenz
GND Keyword:Allgemeinheit; Öffentlichkeit; Gesundheit; Kanal; Abwasser
Dewey Decimal Classification:600 Technik, Medizin, angewandte Wissenschaften
BKL-Classification:58 Chemische Technik, Umwelttechnik, verschiedene Techno-
Open Access Publikationsfonds:Open-Access-Publikationsfonds 2023
Licence (German):License Logo Creative Commons 4.0 - Namensnennung (CC BY 4.0)