Antibiotic Resistance in the Water Environment

Journal of Water & Health Special Issue on

Antimicrobial resistance (AMR) has been raised as important for the international agenda. AMR is not only a major threat to global health, but also our future economy. Worldwide, more than 700,000 deaths are annually linked to AMR agents.

In 2020, the Journal of Water & Health published a Special Issue entitled “Antibiotic Resistance in the Water Environment”. The objective of this Special Issue was to gather original and high-quality studies related to this topic.

The published papers cover detection, monitoring and surveillance of AMR genes in various water types, sewage, activated sludge and in wastewater reuse. It highlights the current AMR problem in the water environment and the importance of ongoing surveillance and monitoring efforts.

The overall aim of the Special Issue is to raise awareness of the problem, as well as inspiring more researchers to explore AMR genes in water sources and come up with solutions to solve those problems

Guest Editors:

Maronel Steyn, Council for Scientific and Industrial Research, South Africa

Tasha Santiago-Rodriguez, Diversigen Inc., USA

Gary Toranzos, University of Puerto Rico, Puerto Rico

Editorial: bacterial antibiotic resistance in the water environment

Gary Toranzos, Maronel Steyni, Tasha Santiago-Rodriguez, Daisuke Sano

J Water Health (2020) 18 (6): 855–857.

DOI: https://doi.org/10.2166/wh.2020.002

Fate and seasonal change of Escherichia coli resistant to different antibiotic classes at each stage of conventional activated sludge process

Ryo Honda, Chihiro Tachi, Mana Noguchi, Ryoko Yamamoto-Ikemoto, Toru Watanabe

J Water Health (1 December 2020) 18 (6): 879–889.

DOI: https://doi.org/10.2166/wh.2020.013