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Feasibility of ULtrafiLtration membranes for REMOVAL of antibiotic resistant bacteria and antibiotic resistance genes from secondary effluents from wastewater treatment plants

Descrizione del progetto

Rimuovere i batteri resistenti agli antibiotici dall’acqua potabile

Cosa ha a che fare la nostra acqua potabile con la resistenza agli antibiotici nei batteri patogeni, responsabile della morte di migliaia di persone ogni anno? Gli ecosistemi acquatici sono un serbatoio di batteri resistenti agli antibiotici. Anche se gli impianti di trattamento delle acque reflue garantiscono che l’acqua contaminata venga rilasciata nell’ambiente in condizioni di sicurezza, l’aumento del consumo di antibiotici li ha resi punti caldi per lo sviluppo di questo tipo di batteri, nonché per la diffusione di geni di resistenza agli antibiotici. Il progetto FULLREMOVAL, finanziato dall’UE, esplorerà l’uso delle membrane di ultrafiltrazione come post-trattamento fisico per la rimozione di batteri e geni resistenti agli antibiotici dagli effluenti degli impianti di trattamento delle acque reflue. Combinando la tecnologia dell’acqua avanzata con analisi microbiologiche innovative, il progetto contribuirà a trovare strategie di mitigazione.

Obiettivo

Wastewater treatment plants (WWTP) guarantee that contaminated water is released back to the environment in safe conditions. However, due to the rise in antibiotic consumption all over the world, they have become hotspots for the development of antibiotic resistant bacteria (ARB) and the spread of antibiotic resistance genes (ARGs). Antibiotic resistance in bacterial pathogens is responsible for the death of thousands of people every year and thus, a high-priority issue for the WHO and the EU. The use of ultrafiltration membranes as physical post-treatment is considered a promising solution for the effective removal of ARB and eARGs from WWTP effluents. However, this alternative has been studied to a limited extent and many questions remain to be tackled. FULLREMOVAL is a training-through-research project aimed at filling these knowledge gaps by investigating: a) the abundance of ARB and eARGs in a local WWTP together with the capacity of eARGs to transform non-resistant bacteria (specific objective-SO1), b) the efficiency of ultrafiltration membranes to remove ARB and eARGs from secondary effluents (SO2) and c) the role of biofouling layer formation for the spread of ARB and eARGs (SO3). The interdisciplinary approach of the hereby presented project combines advanced water technology with innovative microbiological analyses and will help to find mitigation strategies for one of the major global health threats of this century. FULLREMOVAL’s achievements will be beneficial for sanitary services all over Europe as well as adjacent sectors such as the pharmaceutical industry and water resource management. Above all, the whole society will benefit from shedding light on this important public health issue.The experience and prestige of the UFZ in conducting environmental research in all of its facets combined with the scientific expertise of the fellow in membrane technology will make the perfect tandem for the successful development of FULLREMOVAL.

Campo scientifico (EuroSciVoc)

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Coordinatore

HELMHOLTZ-ZENTRUM FUR UMWELTFORSCHUNG GMBH - UFZ
Contribution nette de l'UE
€ 174 806,40
Indirizzo
PERMOSERSTRASSE 15
04318 Leipzig
Germania

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Regione
Sachsen Leipzig Leipzig
Tipo di attività
Research Organisations
Collegamenti
Costo totale
€ 174 806,40