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Antibiotics, Other Emerging Pollutants, and Pathogenic Microorganisms in Raw and Treated Sewage Sludge Reaching Soils

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There is huge and growing environmental and public health concern in relation to the potential spreading of emerging chemical pollutants, as well as pathogenic microorganism, through wastewater and subsequent application of sewage sludge on soils. In this chapter the authors review recent data on antibiotics and other emerging pollutants present in raw and treated sewage sludge. In addition, available data on pathogenic microorganisms, mainly bacteria, virus and fungus, is also reviewed for both raw and treated sludge. The reviewed data could be considered for assessing the eventual need of further complementary treatments, as well as of precautionary measures regarding the management of sewage sludge intended to agronomic recycling.

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This work was supported by the Spanish “Agencia Estatal de Investigación” (State Investigation Agency) [grant number PID2021-122920OB-C21].

The sponsors had not involvement in study design; in the collection, analysis and interpretation of data; in the writing of the report, and in the decision to submit the article for publication.

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  1. Department of Soil Science and Agricultural Chemistry, Engineering Polytechnic School, University of Santiago de Compostela, 27002, Lugo, Spain

    Avelino Núñez-Delgado, Ainoa Míguez-González, Raquel Cela-Dablanca, Ana Barreiro, María J. Fernández-Sanjurjo & Esperanza Álvarez-Rodríguez

  2. Soil Science and Agricultural Chemistry, Fac. Sciences, University of Vigo, 32004, Ourense, Spain

    Vanesa Santás-Miguel, Andrés Rodríguez-Seijo & Manuel Arias-Estévez

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Núñez-Delgado, A. et al. (2024). Antibiotics, Other Emerging Pollutants, and Pathogenic Microorganisms in Raw and Treated Sewage Sludge Reaching Soils. In: Núñez-Delgado, A. (eds) Frontier Studies in Soil Science. Frontier Studies in Soil Science. Springer, Cham. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-3-031-50503-4_7

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