The ZVI-Fenton process affects the total load of human pathogenic bacteria in wastewater samples

We investigated the performance of a heterogeneous Fenton-like reaction (ZVI-Fenton, i.e. , ZVI + H 2 O where = zero-valent iron) towards removal potentially pathogenic bacteria in wastewater (WW). The effectiveness process was live (measured by flow cytometry) as well (identified 16S rRNA amplicon sequencing), antibiotic resistance genes and class 1 integrons (assessed qPCR). ZVI-Fenton resulted about effective alone to decrease ( p > 0.05), if compared with blank controls (neither nor 0.00005), although it did not reduce relative abundance tested or 0.05). However, quite lowering total content WW when 0.0186) without 0.0252). These findings suggest that has potential an treatment technique should be further for future application WWTPs. • reduced load bacteria. wastewater. could help disinfection.