wastewater treatment

Hospital Effluent Discharges as Dynamic Hotspots for Multidrug-resistant Pathogens: Sources, Selection, Dissemination, Surveillance and Control

M. A. Adefisoye, Oluwagbemisola. C. Adewusi, Mary AdejumokeAdelowo & Nasiru Bright Lecky · Microbiology Research Journal International · 2026

Hospital effluent is widely described as a hotspot for antimicrobial resistance, yet the term hotspot is often used without distinguishing concentration, absolute load, clinical relevance, mobility, selection pressure, temporal variability or downstream exposure. This critical na...

Open access Research Article 10.9734/mrji/2026/v36i81773

Influence of Solar Energy on the Physicochemical Parameters of Effluent Sludge and the Receiving Stream of an Oxidation Pond

F. O. Omoya & A. O. Olalemi · International Journal of Environment and Climate Change · 2020

Aim: This study was aimed at determining the physicochemical characteristics (such as pH, dissolved oxygen, biological oxygen demand, nitrogen, phosphorus, chloride, iron, lead, magnesium etc.) of the effluent sludge from a sewage oxidation pond and the receiving stream before an...

Open access Research Article 10.9734/ijecc/2019/v9i1230169

The Effect of Ionizing Radiation on Multi-drug Resistant Pseudomonas aeruginosa Isolated from Aquatic Environments in Egypt

S. M. Ezzat, M. A. Abo-State, H. M. Mahdy, E. H. Abd El- Shakour & M. A. El-Bahnasawy · Microbiology Research Journal International · 2014

Aims: This study was conducted to determine the effect of different doses of gamma radiation on Multi-drug resistant Pseudomonas aeruginosa isolated from River Nile at Rosetta branch and associated drains in Egypt. Place and Duration of Study: The study was started with samples c...

Open access Research Article 10.9734/BMRJ/2014/7606