Data for: "Presence of antibiotic resistance genes in the receiving environment of Iqaluit's wastewater treatment plant in water, sediment, and clams sampled from Frobisher Bay, Nunavut" ...

• Main Author: Knapp, Charles
• Format: Dataset
• Language: unknown
• Published: University of Strathclyde 2023
• Subjects: wastewater; antimicrobial resistance; water security; Inuit; food security; Nunavut; Canada; Frobisher Bay; inuit; Iqaluit
• Online Access: https://dx.doi.org/10.15129/5aed02b6-abf2-479d-98b2-c3b154834d7b; https://pureportal.strath.ac.uk/en/datasets/5aed02b6-abf2-479d-98b2-c3b154834d7b

This study quantified AR genes and monitored pharmaceutical and personal-care products (PPCP) from effluent released from a wastewater treatment plant (WWTP) in Iqaluit, Nunavut, Canada (August 2019), thus creating a baseline reference for future evaluations. Using qPCR, the antibiotic resistance ge...