Evaluation of the Abundance of Microplastics and Antibiotic Resistance Genes in the Upper Ganga Canal during the Yearly Desilting Cycle

Abstract

Abstract The current study focuses on the impact of annual desilting of the Upper Ganga Canal (UGC) on the dynamics of antibiotic resistance genes (ARGs) and microplastics (MPs), based on land use. Although the annual desilting of the UGC is conducted to ... Practical Applications This study investigates the impact of the annual desilting cycle of the Upper Ganga Canal on the concentrations of micropollutants. Six sites were sampled, and surface water samples were analyzed for antibiotics, antibiotic ...