DISTRIBUTION OF ANTIBIOTIC RESISTANCE GENES AND EXPOSURE RISK IN DRINKING WATER: A REVIEW

ZENG Guangshu; ZHOU Zhenchao; LIN Yanhan; GE Ziye; LIN Zejun; SHUAI Xinyi; ZHOU Jinyu; CHEN Hong

doi:10.13205/j.hjgc.202309014

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ZENG Guangshu, ZHOU Zhenchao, LIN Yanhan, GE Ziye, LIN Zejun, SHUAI Xinyi, ZHOU Jinyu, CHEN Hong. DISTRIBUTION OF ANTIBIOTIC RESISTANCE GENES AND EXPOSURE RISK IN DRINKING WATER: A REVIEW[J]. ENVIRONMENTAL ENGINEERING , 2023, 41(9): 114-123. doi: 10.13205/j.hjgc.202309014

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ZENG Guangshu, ZHOU Zhenchao, LIN Yanhan, GE Ziye, LIN Zejun, SHUAI Xinyi, ZHOU Jinyu, CHEN Hong. DISTRIBUTION OF ANTIBIOTIC RESISTANCE GENES AND EXPOSURE RISK IN DRINKING WATER: A REVIEW[J]. ENVIRONMENTAL ENGINEERING , 2023, 41(9): 114-123. doi: 10.13205/j.hjgc.202309014

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ZENG Guangshu, ZHOU Zhenchao, LIN Yanhan, GE Ziye, LIN Zejun, SHUAI Xinyi, ZHOU Jinyu, CHEN Hong. DISTRIBUTION OF ANTIBIOTIC RESISTANCE GENES AND EXPOSURE RISK IN DRINKING WATER: A REVIEW[J]. ENVIRONMENTAL ENGINEERING , 2023, 41(9): 114-123. doi: 10.13205/j.hjgc.202309014

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DISTRIBUTION OF ANTIBIOTIC RESISTANCE GENES AND EXPOSURE RISK IN DRINKING WATER: A REVIEW

doi: 10.13205/j.hjgc.202309014

Research Institute of Evironmental Technology, College of Environmental and Resource Sciences, Zhejiang University, Hangzhou 310058, China

Received Date: 2023-07-20
Available Online: 2023-11-15

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The spread of antibiotic resistance has become a global public health issue. Drinking water is an important pathway for the migration and dissemination of antibiotic resistance genes (ARGs) to the human body. The ARGs and their potential exposure risks in drinking water have attracted widespread attention. This review summarized the distribution of ARGs in drinking water worldwide and its drivers based on published research on ARGs in drinking water. It explored the assessment methods applicable to characterize the exposure dose and risk of ARGs in drinking water, and discussed the effects and limitations of conventional drinking water treatment technologies in controlling ARGs. Further studies were required to conduct systematic assessments of antibiotic resistance risks in drinking water from multiple dimensions (e.g. transmissibility and human pathogenicity) and develop novel water treatment technologies to enhance the removal of ARGs.
- drinking water,
- antibiotic resistance genes,
- abundance distribution,
- exposure risk assessment,
- processing technology

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