As so bluntly put in this BBC article published at the beginning of 2022 [1], anti-microbial resistance continues to raise global concern as millions are dying from previously treatable infections. One area to tackle this issue that is particularly relevant to chemical engineers is in the treatment of wastewater and almost equally important with increased net zero target ambitions, to do this in a carbon friendly way.

This webinar titled Twin Wastewater Challenges of AMR & Net Zero Carbon [2] produced by the Water Industry Forum, a part of British Water, features several speakers capturing different challenges and considerations as follows:

• Introduction to antimicrobial resistance, its importance and the link between AMR and water: David Thomas, Technical Director, Mott MacDonald – 02:12
• Antibiotics and resistance genes in wastewater and receiving waters: Prof. Barbara Kasprzyk-Hordern, Professor in Environmental and Analytical Chemistry, University of Bath – 08:57
• Reducing AMR spread by wastewater treatment: Prof. David Graham, Professor of Ecosystems Engineering, Newcastle University – 24:22
• Can we mitigate AMR risk and deliver net zero carbon?: Peter Vale, Carbon & Circular Economy Architect, and Mark Craig, Long Term Asset Strategy Lead, Severn Trent Water – 41:00

[1] Millions are dying from drug-resistant infections, global report says - BBC News

[2] WIF webinar: Twin Wastewater Challenges of AMR & Net Zero Carbon - YouTube