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Treated Sewage Effluents as a Source of Microbiological Contamination on Receiving Watersheds

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The treatment of wastewater treatment is imperative for maintaining community health. Without efficient and sustainable treatments, the spread of waterborne contaminants and pathogens will increase resulting in the transmission of water-borne diseases as well as the degradation of receiving water bodies. Pollutants in wastewater can be divided into two main areas: biological such as microorganisms and chemical such as nutrients, heavy metals, detergents, pesticides and hydrocarbons. The majority of disease-causing waterborne microorganisms originate from animal and human faecal wastes which contain a variety of viruses, bacteria, and protozoa. These microorganisms may inevitably be washed into surrounding surface water sources into which the treated effluent is discharged. This paper aims at reviewing the different sources of wastewater together with common microbial contaminants found within improperly treated effluents. In addition, the impact of improperly treated wastewater together with the use of current guidelines is discussed.

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  1. Dr. B.R. Ambedkar National Institute of Technology Jalandhar, Jalandhar, Punjab, India

    Shashikant Yadav

  2. Kurukshetra University, Kurukshetra, Haryana, India

    Suhana Rao

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  1. Department of Botany, University of Calcutta, Kolkata, West Bengal, India

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  2. State University of New York, Albany, NY, USA

    Rajiv Narula

  3. Department of Computer Science, University of Engineering & Management, Kolkata, West Bengal, India

    Rajashree Paul

  4. Department of Biotechnology, University of Engineering & Management, Kolkata, West Bengal, India

    Susmita Mukherjee

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Yadav, S., Rao, S. (2019). Treated Sewage Effluents as a Source of Microbiological Contamination on Receiving Watersheds. In: Kundu, R., Narula, R., Paul, R., Mukherjee, S. (eds) Environmental Biotechnology For Soil and Wastewater Implications on Ecosystems. Springer, Singapore. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-981-13-6846-2_10

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