Designing a monitoring plan for microbial water quality and waterborne antimicrobial resistance in the Akaki Catchment, Ethiopia

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cg.contributor.affiliationInternational Water Management Instituteen_US
cg.contributor.affiliationBahir Dar Universityen_US
cg.contributor.affiliationAddis Ababa Water and Sewerage Authority (AAWSA)en_US
cg.contributor.affiliationInternational Centre for Genetic Engineering and Biotechnology, Trieste, Italyen_US
cg.contributor.affiliationArba Minch Universityen_US
cg.contributor.affiliationNewcastle Universityen_US
cg.contributor.donorCGIAR Trust Funden_US
cg.contributor.donorUK Research and Innovation’s Global Challenges Research Fund (GCRF)en_US
cg.contributor.initiativeOne Healthen_US
cg.contributor.programAcceleratorSustainable Animal and Aquatic Foodsen_US
cg.coverage.countryEthiopiaen_US
cg.coverage.iso3166-alpha2ETen_US
cg.coverage.subregionAkaki Riveren_US
cg.creator.identifierAlemseged Tamiru Haile: 0000-0001-8647-2188en_US
cg.creator.identifierDavid Graham: 0000-0002-9753-496Xen_US
cg.creator.identifierJavier Mateo-Sagasta: 0000-0003-4526-0140en_US
cg.identifier.doihttps://doi.org/10.1007/s10661-025-13748-6en_US
cg.identifier.iwmilibraryH053684en_US
cg.isijournalISI Journalen_US
cg.issn1573-2959en_US
cg.issue3en_US
cg.journalEnvironmental Monitoring and Assessmenten_US
cg.reviewStatusPeer Reviewen_US
cg.volume197en_US
dc.contributor.authorHaile, Alemseged Tamiruen_US
dc.contributor.authorKibret, M.en_US
dc.contributor.authorHaileselassie, M. M.en_US
dc.contributor.authorAnley, K. A.en_US
dc.contributor.authorBekele, T. W.en_US
dc.contributor.authorKassa, J. M.en_US
dc.contributor.authorDemissie, Kirubelen_US
dc.contributor.authorWerner, D.en_US
dc.contributor.authorGraham, D.en_US
dc.contributor.authorMateo-Sagasta, Javieren_US
dc.date.accessioned2025-03-07T07:43:59Zen_US
dc.date.available2025-03-07T07:43:59Zen_US
dc.identifier.urihttps://hdl.handle.net/10568/173508en_US
dc.titleDesigning a monitoring plan for microbial water quality and waterborne antimicrobial resistance in the Akaki Catchment, Ethiopiaen_US
dcterms.abstractThe Akaki River, in Ethiopia, becomes a source of antimicrobial-resistant (AMR) pathogens and genes that are spreading to receiving water. Water quality monitoring (WQM) is limited in Akaki, and the available evidence is based on short-term monitoring of inconsistent sampling sites and water quality parameters. Therefore, we designed a suitable WQM plan for the Big Akaki River receiving wastewater from rural, urban, and peri-urban areas. WQM plan was designed by employing multiple approaches including literature review, field observations, spatial analysis, and pollutant “hotspot” identification. Information was extracted through a systematic review of 48 articles, selected through a screening process, to guide the selection of suitable monitoring sites. Field observation was used to inspect previously sampled sites and identify pollution sources and exposure routes to antibiotic-resistant bacteria and zoonotic pathogens. For validation, water samples were collected from 40 sites identified from the literature review and field observation, and results were refined during a stakeholder consultation workshop. Hotspots were identified based on chemical oxygen demand, dissolved oxygen, ammonia, and extended-spectrum ßeta-lactamase (ESßL)-producing Escherichia coli and Salmonella enteritidis/Shigella flexneri data. Cluster analysis of the water quality data categorized the 40 sites into three groups, and the number of sites for future monitoring to 20, including possible pollutant hotspots, reference sites, known pollution sources, exposure routes, and availability of river discharge data. The WQM plan will help AMR and zoonotic pathogens monitoring and mitigation in the study sites. Our approach can be replicated to design WQM plans for other rivers.en_US
dcterms.accessRightsLimited Accessen_US
dcterms.available2025-02-20en_US
dcterms.bibliographicCitationHaile, Alemseged Tamiru; Kibret, M.; Haileselassie, M. M.; Anley, K. A.; Bekele, T. W.; Kassa, J. M.; Demissie, Kirubel; Werner, D.; Graham, D.; Mateo-Sagasta, Javier. 2025. Designing a monitoring plan for microbial water quality and waterborne antimicrobial resistance in the Akaki Catchment, Ethiopia. Environmental Monitoring and Assessment, 197(3):317. [doi: https://doi.org/10.1007/s10661-025-13748-6]en_US
dcterms.extent317.en_US
dcterms.issued2025-03en_US
dcterms.languageenen_US
dcterms.licenseCopyrighted; all rights reserveden_US
dcterms.publisherSpringeren_US
dcterms.subjectwater qualityen_US
dcterms.subjectmonitoringen_US
dcterms.subjectantimicrobial resistanceen_US
dcterms.subjectriversen_US
dcterms.subjectwater pollutionen_US
dcterms.subjectparametersen_US
dcterms.typeJournal Articleen_US

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