The Science of The Total Environment,
Год журнала:
2024,
Номер
946, С. 174062 - 174062
Опубликована: Июнь 24, 2024
The
concern
on
the
fate
and
distribution
of
contaminants
emerging
(CECs)
is
a
burning
topic
due
to
their
persistence
potential
harmful
effects.
Particularly,
antibiotics
have
received
great
attention
implications
in
antimicrobial
resistance
occurrence.
impact
wastewater
treatment
plants
(WWTP)
remarkable,
being
one
main
pathways
for
introduction
CECs
into
aquatic
systems.
combination
novel
analytical
methodologies
risk
assessment
strategies
promising
tool
find
out
environmentally
relevant
compounds
posing
major
concerns
freshwater
ecosystems
impacted
by
those
effluents.
Within
this
context,
multi-target
approach
was
applied
three
Spanish
river
basins
affected
different
WWTP
treated
effluents
spatio-temporal
monitoring
chemical
status.
Solid
phase
extraction
followed
ultra-high-performance
liquid
chromatography
were
used
quantification
large
panel
(n
=
270),
including
pharmaceuticals
other
consumer
products,
pesticides
industrial
chemicals.
To
end,
water
samples
collected
four
sampling
campaigns
at
locations
each
basin:
(i)
upstream
from
WWTPs;
(ii)
effluent
discharge
points
(effluent
outfall);
(iii)
downstream
WWTPs
(500
m
downriver
outfall).
Likewise,
24-h
composite
provided
all
periods.
First
occurrence
these
assessed.
Diverse
seasonal
trends
observed
depending
group
compounds,
though
COVID-19
outbreak
variations
certain
pharmaceuticals.
Detection
frequencies
concentrations
generally
exceeded
measured
low
or
non-quantifiable.
Finally,
risks
associated
with
maximum
contamination
levels
evaluated
using
two
approaches
account
antibiotic
selection
as
well.
From
studied
89
evidenced
environmental
least
occasion
study.
The Science of The Total Environment,
Год журнала:
2020,
Номер
748, С. 141362 - 141362
Опубликована: Июль 31, 2020
COVID-19
pandemic
is
on
a
trajectory
to
cause
catastrophic
global
upheaval
with
the
potential
alter
geopolitical
and
socio-economic
norms.
Many
countries
are
frantically
responding
staggering
financial
stimulus
recovery
initiatives.
This
opinion-paper
reviews
challenges,
opportunities,
solutions
for
post-COVID-19
era
that
focuses
intensive
sustaining
of
agri-food
supply
chain
in
tandem
meeting
high
demand
new
green
deal
innovation.
For
example,
development
wet
peatland
innovation,
known
as
Paludiculture,
can
intensively
sustain
blend
innovations
will
help
support
transitioning.
The
future
looks
bright
creation
sustainability
multi-actor
innovation
hubs
support,
connect,
enable
businesses
recover
pivot
beyond
pandemic.
nexus
between
first
'Green
Deal'
initiative
supporting
64
selected
European
Startups
SMEs
(European
Innovation
Council)
43
Irish
Disruptive
Technology
projects
addressed
context
cross-cutting
developments
relevance
COVID-19.
Candidate
areas
consideration
focus
climate
action,
digitization,
manufacturing,
sustainable
food
production,
security,
waste
mitigation.
Recommendations
also
provided
facilitate
community
transitioning,
training,
enterprise,
employment
low
carbon
economy.
The Science of The Total Environment,
Год журнала:
2020,
Номер
752, С. 142259 - 142259
Опубликована: Сен. 10, 2020
Currently,
there
is
no
effective
vaccine
for
tackling
the
ongoing
COVID-19
pandemic
caused
by
SARS-CoV-2
with
occurrence
of
repeat
waves
infection
frequently
stretching
hospital
resources
beyond
capacity.
Disease
countermeasures
rely
upon
preventing
person-to-person
transmission
SARS-CoV2
so
as
to
protect
front-line
healthcare
workers
(HCWs).
brings
enormous
challenges
in
terms
sustaining
supply
chain
single-use-plastic
personal
and
protective
equipment
(PPE).
Post-COVID-19,
changes
medical
practice
will
drive
high
demand
PPE.
Important
include
mitigating
potential
risk
aerosol
setting
using
PPE
(such
filtering
facepiece
respirators
(FFRs))
appropriate
use
face
coverings
general
public
that
carries
a
lower
risk.
reuse
short
term
solution
during
where
increased
evidence
deployment
reprocessing
methods
such
vaporized
hydrogen
peroxide
(30
35%
VH2O2)
used
alone
or
combined
ozone,
ultraviolet
light
at
254
nm
(2000
mJ/cm2)
moist
heat
(60
°C
humidity
60
min).
Barriers
potentially
trust
acceptance
HCWs.
Efficacy
are
influenced
wearing
cover
nose
mouth,
type
material
used,
number
layers,
duration
wearing,
superior
ties
over
ear
loops.
Insertion
clip
into
cloth
may
help
maintaining
fit.
Use
min
as,
domestic
washing
machine
spin
dryer)
has
been
advocated
covering
decontamination.
Risk
virus
infiltration
improvised
due
humidity,
liquid
diffusion
retention.
Future
sustained
be
availability
recyclable
innovative
biomedical
waste
management.
Journal of Applied Microbiology,
Год журнала:
2025,
Номер
unknown
Опубликована: Янв. 7, 2025
Abstract
This
is
a
timely
and
important
review
that
focuses
on
the
appropriateness
of
established
cleaning,
disinfection
sterilization
methods
to
safely
effectively
address
infectious
fungal
drug-resistant
pathogens
can
potentially
contaminate
reusable
medical
devices
used
in
healthcare
environment
order
mitigate
risk
patient
infection.
The
release
World
Health
Organisation
(WHO)
priority
pathogen
list
(FPPL)
2022
highlighted
public
health
crisis
antimicrobial
resistance
(AMR)
clinically
relevant
species.
Contamination
with
(including
those
FPPL)
are
rare
events
more
likely
occur
due
cross-transmission
arising
from
lapses
hand-hygiene
practices.
Established
decontaminate
single
use
devices;
however,
there
assumptions
destined
for
semi-critical
appropriately
cleaned
do
not
harbour
biofilms
may
undermine
ability
decontamination
these
type
healthcare.
International
standards
dictate
manufacturer's
instructions
must
provide
appropriate
guidance
facilities
meet
safe
reprocessing
expectations
includes
addressing
drug
resistant
pathogens.
Increased
environmental
monitoring
vigilance
surrounding
advised
including
adherence
hand
hygiene/aseptic
practices
cleaning
encompassing
simplification
device
features
‘ease-of-reach’.
There
need
promote
integrated
multi-actor
hub
approach
sophisticated
challenges
future
artificial
intelligence
machine
learning
improved
diagnostics,
monitoring/surveillance
(such
as
wastewater-based
epidemiology),
sterility
assurance
design.
knowledge
gap
occurrence
potential
persistence
harboured
biofilms,
particularly
ascertaining
efficacy
high-level
devices.
