Bioaerosolization and pathogen transmission in wastewater treatment plants: Microbial composition, emission rate, factors affecting and control measures

S Kataki, R Patowary, S Chatterjee, MG Vairale… - Chemosphere, 2022 - Elsevier
Environmental consequences during wastewater management are vital and getting
increased attention to interrupt any possible disease transmission pathways. Evidence of …

A state-of-the-art review on WWTP associated bioaerosols: Microbial diversity, potential emission stages, dispersion factors, and control strategies

NK Singh, G Sanghvi, M Yadav, H Padhiyar… - Journal of Hazardous …, 2021 - Elsevier
Wastewater treatment plants (WWTPs) associated bioaerosols have emerged as one of the
critical sustainability indicators, ensuring health and well-being of societies and cities. In this …

Bioaerosol emissions and detection of airborne antibiotic resistance genes from a wastewater treatment plant

J Li, L Zhou, X Zhang, C Xu, L Dong, M Yao - Atmospheric environment, 2016 - Elsevier
Air samples from twelve sampling sites (including seven intra-plant sites, one upwind site
and four downwind sites) from a wastewater treatment plant (WWTP) in Beijing were …

The source and fate of Mycobacterium tuberculosis complex in wastewater and possible routes of transmission

HN Mtetwa, ID Amoah, S Kumari, F Bux, P Reddy - BMC Public Health, 2022 - Springer
Abstract Background The Mycobacterium tuberculosis complex (MTBC) consists of
causative agents of both human and animal tuberculosis and is responsible for over 10 …

[HTML][HTML] Seasonal variation in culturable bioaerosols in a wastewater treatment plant

M Dehghani, A Sorooshian, M Ghorbani… - Aerosol and air …, 2018 - ncbi.nlm.nih.gov
Abstract Bioaerosols produced from Wastewater Treatment Plants (WWTPs) can pose health
risks to plant workers and nearby inhabitants. There is a gap in air quality data for WWTPs in …

Detection and characterization of bioaerosol emissions from wastewater treatment plants: Challenges and opportunities

J Tian, C Yan, SG Alcega, F Hassard, S Tyrrel… - Frontiers in …, 2022 - frontiersin.org
Rapid population growth and urbanization process have led to increasing demand for
wastewater treatment capacity resulting in a non-negligible increase of wastewater …

Assessment of microbial aerosol emissions in an urban wastewater treatment plant operated with activated sludge process

S Fathi, Y Hajizadeh, M Nikaeen, M Gorbani - Aerobiologia, 2017 - Springer
Wastewater that enters wastewater treatment plants contains lots of pathogenic and
nonpathogenic microorganisms which can become bioaerosols during treatment processes …

Quantitative and qualitative analysis of bioaerosols emissions from the domestic eastern wastewater treatment plant, Alexandria, Egypt

E El-Bestawy, MM Ibrahim - Scientific Reports, 2024 - nature.com
Bioaerosol studies showed that wastewater treatment plants (WWTPs) are a significant
source of bioaerosol emissions. In this study, 170 samples of total bacteria, total coliform …

Particle size matters: distribution, source, and seasonality characteristics of airborne and pathogenic bacteria in wastewater treatment plants

J Wan, Z Zhang, Y Huo, X Wang, Y Wang, J Wu, M Huo - Atmosphere, 2023 - mdpi.com
Wastewater treatment plants (WWTPs) are a crucial source of bioaerosols, which account for
both environmental and health hazards. Although various culture-based studies on …

[HTML][HTML] Antimicrobial foam-filter based on commercial support coated with polydopamine and silver nanoparticles for water treatment

M Larrieu, D Mouniee, G Agusti, D Blaha… - … Technology & Innovation, 2024 - Elsevier
Fresh water is a critical resource on the planet and the treatment techniques employed
worldwide are often insufficient at removing contaminants, leading to their release in the …