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Front. Environ. Sci.

Sec. Toxicology, Pollution and the Environment

Volume 13 - 2025 | doi: 10.3389/fenvs.2025.1590101

Mechanism of TiO₂ Nanotube UV-Photocatalytic Degradation of Antibiotic Resistance Genes in the Wastewater Sludge and Blocking of the Transfer

Provisionally accepted
Hang  YuHang Yu*Xu  ZhangXu ZhangJingyi  ZhaoJingyi ZhaoTiantian  SunTiantian SunYimin  ZhuYimin Zhu
  • Dalian Maritime University, Dalian, China

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Keywords: Antibiotic resistance gene, wastewater sludge, UV photocatalysis, TiO2 nanotube, extracellular antibiotic resistance gene, intracellular antibiotic resistance gene

Received: 08 Mar 2025; Accepted: 23 Apr 2025.

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* Correspondence: Hang Yu, Dalian Maritime University, Dalian, China

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