Antibiotics, Other Emerging Pollutants, and Pathogenic Microorganisms in Raw and Treated Sewage Sludge Reaching Soils

  1. Núñez-Delgado, Avelino
  2. Míguez-González, Ainoa
  3. Cela-Dablanca, Raquel
  4. Barreiro, Ana
  5. Fernández-Sanjurjo, María J.
  6. Álvarez-Rodríguez, Esperanza
  7. Santás-Miguel, Vanesa
  8. Rodríguez-Seijo, Andrés
  9. Arias-Estévez, Manuel
Libro:
Frontier Studies in Soil Science

ISSN: 3004-9865,  3004-9873

ISBN: 9783031505027,  9783031505034

Año de publicación: 2024

Páginas: 147-158

Tipo: Capítulo de Libro

DOI: 10.1007/978-3-031-50503-4_7 GOOGLE SCHOLAR lock_openAcceso abierto editor

Resumen

There is huge and growing environmental and public health concern in relation to the potential spreading of emerging chemical pollutants, as well as pathogenic microorganism, through wastewater and subsequent application of sewage sludge on soils. In this chapter the authors review recent data on antibiotics and other emerging pollutants present in raw and treated sewage sludge. In addition, available data on pathogenic microorganisms, mainly bacteria, virus and fungus, is also reviewed for both raw and treated sludge. The reviewed data could be considered for assessing the eventual need of further complementary treatments, as well as of precautionary measures regarding the management of sewage sludge intended to agronomic recycling.

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