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2019年, 第13卷 第3期
Discharge of treated sewage and water using only conventional disinfectants may not prevent the release of antibiotic resistant bacteria (ARB) and antibiotics resistance genes (ARGs) in the environment, which have profound consequences to human health. The ultraviolet (UV) technology has been applied in treatment processes, but may not be able to effectively treat ARGs, especially at UV doses used for disinfection. However, the UV technology in conjunction with known oxidants (chlorine, hydrogen peroxide (H2O2), peroxymonosulfate (PMS), and photocatalysts) is reasonably efficient to degrade/inactivate ARGs. The increased efficiency is because of generation of highly reactive species such as Cl●, ClO●, Cl2●-, ●OH, and SO4●-, which are highly reactive with constituents of cell like deoxyribonucleic acid (DNA). This review gives current knowledge on the combined technologies of UV and oxidants, followed by the applications of q-PCR and gel electrophoresis approaches to elucidate the fate of ARGs during their treatments.[展开] ...
ISSN 2095-2201N (Print)
ISSN 2095-221X (Online)
CN 10-1013/X
Postal Subscription Code 80-973
原刊名 Frontiers of Environmental Science & Engineering in China 2018 Impact Factor: 3.883