Antimicrobial Resistance in Wastewater and Human Health

Dr. Dharm Pal (PhD), is Associate Professor of Chemical Engineering at NIT, Raipur with over 14 years of teaching and research experience. His research work is mainly focused on understanding the mechanism of reactive extraction of carboxylic acids involving mass transfer accompanied by chemical reaction and also its modeling and optimization. His other areas of expertise/interest include functional bio-nanocomposites, wastewater treatment, and antibiotic resistance. At present he and his research group are interested in developing smart (active & intelligent) food packaging materials. He has published over 81 research communications in various Journals & Conferences, including 40 SCI/Scopus indexed papers, is co-author of 4 books & 3 book chapters, editor of 2 conference proceedings & 1 Special Issue and filled 1 patent. At present he is on the editorial board of four peer reviewed international journals and recently received AUROPATH GLOBAL AWARDS 2019 for the “Excellence in Research” from Chief Minister Chhattisgarh. Dr. Awanish Kumar is an Associate Professor of the Department of Biotechnology at the National Institute of Technology, Raipur, Chhattisgarh, India. He has more than 13 years of research experience. He received his PhD in molecular parasitology from the CSIR-Central Drug Research Institute, Lucknow, India, and Jawaharlal Nehru University, Delhi, India, and completed his postdoctoral studies at McGill University, Montreal, Canada. His research interests are infection biology, drug targeting, and drug discovery.

"...offers readers a broad perspective on and outlines the importance of addressing issues of antibiotic resistance in wastewater. This book is intended for a wide spectrum of medical and healthcare personnel, including those in biotechnology and engineering fields. Operators of wastewater treatment facilities also constitute a potential readership.… Each chapter is authored by a panel of subject matter experts.... [and] follows the same structure, including a short introduction, defining a problem, and then discussing its mechanism or even possible treatment. Some topics include drug resistant bacteria in wastewater, the spread of antibiotic resistance, wastewater reuse, wastewater treatment, and human health risks.... There is much to like about this book, especially that it adopts a “One Health” approach, linking human health closely to that of animals and their shared environment.” --©Doody’s Review Service, 2024, John T. Pierce, MBBS(MD) PhD (Navy Environmental Health Center)

• 1. Commonly Found Bacteria and Drug Resistance Gene in Wastewater 2. Development and Spread of Drug Resistance through Wastewater 3. Enrichment of Drug Resistance Genes in Human Pathogenic Bacteria Showing Antimicrobial Resistance 4. Direct Reuse of Wastewater: Problems, Challenges and Future Direction 5. Wastewater Treatment Plants and Tracking of Resistance Bacteria and Genes in the Wastewater 6. Techniques to Stop Spread and Removal of Resistance from Wastewater 7. Do’s and Don’ts in Wastewater Treatment, their Reuse, and Future Directions 8. Impact of Waste Treatment through Genetic Modification and Reuse of Treated Water on Human Health 9. Genetically Engineered Microorganism to Degrade Waste and Produce Biofuels and Other Useful Products 10. Human Health Hazardous due to Antimicrobial Resistance Spread 11. Acquired Knowledge and Identified Gaps in Resistance and Human Health Risk 12. Assessment and Monitoring of Human Health Risk during Wastewater Reuse