Event 6th IWA YWP México 2022 starts on May 23, 2022 at 9:00:00 AM CDT
[086] "Reduced viability of activated sludge in wastewater treatment plants in the presence of Ag and Cu nanoparticles"
Agua Industrial y Aguas Residuales, Industrial Sostenible (AIAR)
Location: Room 5 - 5/25/22, 5:30 PM - 5/25/22, 5:45 PM (UTC) (15 minutes)

[086] "Reduced viability of activated sludge in wastewater treatment plants in the presence of Ag and Cu nanoparticles"
Emilio López Millán Bachelor student a01734152@tec.mx 2222606643

American School Foundation Honors Programme graduate. Biotechnology engineering student at the Tecnológico de Monterrey Campus Puebla. Passionate for plant and human genetics. Recipient of the Academic Talent Scholarship (2019). Member of the Biosciences and Technology Entrepreneurship Society (SEBIOTEC) Puebla (2021-Present), Technology-Based Project Acceleration Program, ITESM Puebla 2021. Recipient of the Combined Study and Practice Stays for Engineers from Developing Countries - German scholarship (2022-2023).


The increasing rate at which nanoparticles (NPs) arrive at wastewater treatment plants (WWTP) is of special interest due to their negative effect on the activated sludge. In this research paper, the effect of silver (Ag) and copper (Cu) NPs on bacterial viability of the activated sludge was assessed. It has been proved that a reduced oxygen uptake is related to the inhibition or decay of aerobic bacteria.

https://zoom.us/j/91714471849?pwd=VTBaL1hJT2NCQzBlaUZQM3ZhYzA3UT09