Research Progress of Microalgal Biological System for Antibiotics and ARGs Removal
Antibiotics and antibiotic resistance genes(ARGs)pollution pose a serious threat to human health,and microalgae biotechnology has shown good results in the treatment of antibiotic wastewater.This paper summarizes the removal mechanism of different kinds of antibiotics by microalgae,including biosorption,bioaccumulation,biodegradation,photodegradation and hydrolysis volatilization.The important factors affecting the removal of antibiotics by microalgae were analyzed,including pH,hydraulic retention time,light,the types and concentrations of antibiotics,and the species of microalgae.And the removal mechanism of ARGs by microalgae was summarized,including removal of mobile gene elements and quenching of reactive oxygen species.Finally,the paper points out the existing problems in the treatment of antibiotic wastewater by microalgae,and further clarifies the key research directions for the treatment of antibiotic wastewater by microalgae biotechnology in the future.