Effect of Chlorination on Microbiological Quality of Effluent of a Full-Scale Wastewater Treatment Plant.

ABSTRACT: The evaluation of effluent wastewater quality mainly relies on the assessment of conventional bacterial indicators, such as fecal coliforms and enterococci; however, little is known about opportunistic pathogens, which can resist chlorination and may be transmitted in aquatic environments. In contrast to conventional microbiological methods, high-throughput molecular techniques can provide an accurate evaluation of effluent quality, although a limited number of studies have been performed in this direction. In this work, high-throughput amplicon sequencing was employed to assess the effectiveness of chlorination as a disinfection method for secondary effluents. Common inhabitants of the intestinal tract, such as Bacteroides, Arcobacter and Clostridium, and activated sl

SUBMITTER: Zerva I 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC7832327 | biostudies-literature | 2021 Jan

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature