The effect of fluoranthene on the anaerobic fermentation of waste activated sludge: focusing on the mechanism of increased volatile fatty acid production and the reduction of antibiotic resistance genes

Experimental data on the impact of fluoranthene on the production of volatile fatty acids by anaerobic fermentation of sludge and the removal of antibiotic resistance genes. The data includes the changes in the content of volatile fatty acids affected by fluoranthene. From the perspective of mechanism explanation, it includes the effects of fluoranthene on four stages of sludge fermentation ：dissolution, hydrolysis, acidification, and acetogenesis. The impact of fluoranthene on the microbial community in the anaerobic fermentation system of sludge, key enzyme activity, abundance of key enzymes (proteases, carbohydrate enzymes), and the abundance of key genes in various metabolic pathways are also included. In addition, the data also includes the removal of antibiotic resistance genes in the system by fluoranthene.