Can plastic pollution drive the emergence and dissemination of novel zoonotic diseases?

Environmental Research, Journal Year: 2024, Volume and Issue: 246, P. 118172 - 118172

Published: Jan. 12, 2024

As the volume of plastic in environment increases, so too does human interactions with pollution. Similarly, domestic, feral, and wild animals are increasingly interacting pollution, highlighting potential for contamination wastes animal faeces, urine, saliva, blood. Substantial evidence indicates that once environment, plastics rapidly become colonised by microbial biofilm (the so-called 'plastisphere), which often includes potentially harmful pathogens (including zoonotic nature). Climate change, increased urbanisation, intensification agriculture, mean three-way between humans, animals, pollution becoming more frequent, is significant as almost 60% emerging infectious diseases during last century have been zoonotic. Here, we critically review contaminated environmental to facilitate evolution novel pathogenic strains microorganisms, subsequent role cyclical dissemination pathogens. continues grow, entering there clearly an urgent need better understand waste facilitating pathogen dissemination, effect this can on health.

Language: Английский

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An Overview of the Impact of Pharmaceuticals on Aquatic Microbial Communities

Antibiotics, Journal Year: 2022, Volume and Issue: 11(12), P. 1700 - 1700

Published: Nov. 25, 2022

Pharmaceuticals are present as pollutants in several ecosystems worldwide. Despite the reduced concentrations at which they detected, their negative impact on natural biota constitutes a global concern. The consequences of pharmaceuticals’ presence water sources and food have been evaluated with higher detail for human health. However, although most pharmaceuticals detected environment had not designed to act against microorganisms, it is utmost importance understand environmental native microbiota. Microbial communities can suffer serious from environment, may directly public health ecosystem equilibrium. Among this class pollutants, ones that studied more antibiotics. This work aims provide an overview impacts different biofilms, specifically biofilms aquatic engineered systems. alterations caused biofilm function characteristics, well bacteria antimicrobial tolerance consequently associated risks health, also reviewed. information already available topic, need additional data urges assessment emerging microbial potential impacts.

Language: Английский

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Synergistic Signal Amplification-Initiated Innovative Self-Powered Photoelectrochemical Aptasensing: An Ingenious Photocathode Activated by the High-Light-Harvesting Photoanode

Analytical Chemistry, Journal Year: 2023, Volume and Issue: 95(18), P. 7303 - 7311

Published: April 25, 2023

Exploiting ingenious photoelectrodes and innovative signal amplification strategies has the potential to achieve high sensitivity in self-powered cathodic photoelectrochemical (PEC) analysis. In this work, a novel PEC sensing platform was constructed by integrating synergistic of an photocathode with light-harvesting photoanode. dual photoelectrode-based system, amplified photocurrent signals were induced enhancement: (1) BiOBr improved incorporation nitrogen-doped graphene; (2) sensor activated high-light-harvesting Bi2S3-C3N4 Subsequently, rational mechanism for investigated. For construction interface, aptamer introduced as recognition element specifically capture streptomycin (STR) target. Under optimal conditions, aptasensor merits good linear range (1 × 10-11 5 10-7 M), acceptable limit detection (1.18 10-12 excellent stability selectivity STR detection. Additionally, proposed showed accuracy water. Hopefully, might stimulate more interest designing constructing platforms exquisite photocathodic monitoring various contaminants environment.

Language: Английский

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Pharmaceutical effluent evokes superbugs in the environment: A call to action

Biosafety and Health, Journal Year: 2023, Volume and Issue: 5(6), P. 363 - 371

Published: Oct. 29, 2023

Antimicrobial resistance (AMR) is a growing global threat, especially in low- and middle-income countries (LMICs), causing prolonged illnesses, heightened antimicrobial use, increased healthcare expenses, avoidable deaths. If not tackled, AMR could force 24 million people into severe poverty by 2030 hinder progress on Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs). spreads through interconnected ecosystems, with humans, animals, the environment serving as reservoirs. Pharmaceutical wastewater, loaded antibiotics genes, poses significant environmental risk, mainly due to inadequate treatment irresponsible disposal. The pharmaceutical industry notable contributor antibiotic pollution, varying effluent management practices. Contaminated wastewater discharge harms water sources ecosystems. Urgent collaborative efforts are needed across policymakers, regulators, manufacturers, researchers, civil society, communities, adopting One Health approach curb AMR's spread. Developing standards for residues, effective methods, improved diagnostics vital addressing impact while safeguarding public health environment. National action plans should encompass comprehensive strategies combat AMR. Preserving efficacy ensuring sustainable production require united front from all stakeholders.

Language: Английский

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Synthesis of Zr-based metal-organic framework/MWCNTs composite for adsorption of enrofloxacin from aqueous solution

Separation and Purification Technology, Journal Year: 2023, Volume and Issue: 334, P. 126004 - 126004

Published: Dec. 11, 2023

Language: Английский

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Inactivation of antibiotic-resistant bacteria and antibiotic-resistance genes in wastewater streams: Current challenges and future perspectives

Frontiers in Microbiology, Journal Year: 2023, Volume and Issue: 13

Published: Jan. 16, 2023

The discovery of antibiotics, which was once regarded as a timely medical intervention now leaves bitter aftertaste: antimicrobial resistance (AMR), due to the unregulated use these compounds and poor management receiving wastewaters before discharge into pristine environments or recycling such treated waters. Wastewater treatment plants (WWTPs) have been central sink for mostly unmetabolized partially metabolised antibiotics is also pivotal incidence antibiotic bacteria (ARBs) their genes (ARGs), consistently contribute global disease burden deteriorating prophylaxis. In this regard, we highlighted WWTP-antibiotics consumption-ARBs-ARGs nexus, might be critical understanding epidemiology AMR guide precise prevention remediation occurrences. We discovered unsophistication conventional WWTPs techniques adequate ARBs ARGs, lack compliance with environmental sustainability, then ultimately assessed prospects cold atmospheric plasma (CAP). Herein, observed that CAP technologies not only has capability disinfect wastewater polluted copious amounts chemicals biologicals, but potential augment bioelectricity generation, when integrated bio electrochemical modules, future should retrofitted accommodate. Therefore, further research conducted unveil more unknowns, snippet in study.

Language: Английский

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Double vacancies synergistically enhanced photocatalytic activity of S-Scheme VO,S-Bi2WO6/L-CoIn2S4 heterojunction for degradation of co-existing antibiotics

Separation and Purification Technology, Journal Year: 2023, Volume and Issue: 330, P. 125553 - 125553

Published: Nov. 3, 2023

Language: Английский

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Environmental Antimicrobial Resistance: Implications for Food Safety and Public Health

Antibiotics, Journal Year: 2024, Volume and Issue: 13(11), P. 1087 - 1087

Published: Nov. 14, 2024

Antimicrobial resistance (AMR) is a serious global health issue, aggravated by antibiotic overuse and misuse in human medicine, animal care, agriculture. This study looks at the different mechanisms that drive AMR, such as environmental contamination, horizontal gene transfer, selective pressure, well severe implications of AMR for health. demonstrates need concerted efforts across scientific, healthcare, agricultural, policy sectors to control emergence AMR. Some crucial strategies discussed include developing antimicrobial stewardship (AMS) programs, encouraging targeted narrow-spectrum use, emphasizing significance strict regulatory frameworks surveillance systems, like Global Resistance Use Surveillance System (GLASS) Access, Watch, Reserve (AWaRe) classification. also emphasizes national international action plans combating promotes One Health strategy, which unifies environmental, animal, concludes preventing spread maintaining effectiveness antibiotics future generations requires comprehensive, multidisciplinary, internationally coordinated strategy.

Language: Английский

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Construction of high reduction potential Fe-POMs/LDHs Z-scheme heterojunction: Variable valence state-assisted photocatalytic activation of persulfate radical for synergistic degradation of tetracycline

Materials Research Bulletin, Journal Year: 2023, Volume and Issue: 170, P. 112591 - 112591

Published: Oct. 24, 2023

Language: Английский

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Contribution of 1O2 in the efficient degradation of organic pollutants with Cu0/Cu2O/CuO@N–C activated peroxymonosulfate: A Case study with tetracycline

Environmental Pollution, Journal Year: 2023, Volume and Issue: 342, P. 123064 - 123064

Published: Nov. 30, 2023

Language: Английский

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