HEALTH-RELATED WATER MICROBIOLOGY

Aluminium in drinking water from subsurface wells along the northern coast of Santa Catarina, Brazil and the potential risks to public health
André Ribeiro do Prado; Überson Boaretto Rossa; Amarildo Otávio Martins; Beatriz Westphalen Pomianoski; Gianluca Brunetti; Costantino Vischetti
J Water Health (2026) 24 (7): 913–922.

Balancing accuracy and actionability: An assessment of minimal-input wastewater models for COVID-19 prediction
Leah M. Lariscy; Megan E. Lott; Andreas Handel; Amelia M. Foley; Carolina Melendez-Declet; Lily Metsker; Erin K. Lipp
J Water Health (2026) 24 (7): 923–942.

Spatio-seasonal groundwater heavy metal contamination and health risks in West Sheger city, Ethiopia: integrated APCS-MLR-PMF approach
Belachew Hirpa Lemma; Israel Tessema Lewte; Fekadu Fufa Feyessa
J Water Health (2026) 24 (7): 943–959.

Seasonal differences in enteric pathogen occurrence across multiple drinking water sources in Kathmandu Valley, Nepal
Sital Uprety; Samendra P. Sherchan; Ocean Thakali; Sarmila Tandukar; Binod Rayamajhee; Mohan Amarasiri; Tatsuo Omura; Daisuke Sano; Thanh Huong Nguyen
J Water Health (2026) 24 (7): 960–972.

Occurrence and health risk assessment of per- and Polyfluoroalkyl Substances (PFAS) in household tap water in Ho Chi Minh City, Vietnam
Thi Kim Vui Tran; Thi Yen Nhi Tran; Thi Nhu Ngoc Nguyen; Thi Thuy Quyen Do; Thi Hien To
J Water Health (2026) 24 (7): 973–986.

Water, Sanitation, and Hygiene (WASH) crisis in Gaza: a case study of public health collapse and governance failure
Nour Turkman; Maysaa Shaikh Ibrahim; Dalia Ayyad; Mabadee Alfarra; Mohannad Qurie
J Water Health (2026) 24 (7): 987–998.

Rising tide of antibiotics and antibiotic resistance: insights from urban environments and hospital effluents in Accra, Ghana
Rebecca Tettey; Prudence Tettey; Daniel Nimako Amprako; Beverly Egyir; John Arko-Mensah; Godwin Adzakpah; Samuel Ofori Addo; James Oppong Kyekyeku; Julius Fobil
J Water Health (2026) 24 (7): 999–1015.

Assessment of changes in radioactive levels and associated health effects in Chinese river basins through the integration of knowledge graphs and risk evaluation models
Manting Shang; Meiyan Jiang; Peigui Liu; Jingjing Gao
J Water Health (2026) 24 (7): 1016–1035.

Pharmaceuticals of emerging concern within a transboundary river basin: spatial, ecological risks patterns and human health risks assessments
Gladys Belle; Roshila Moodley; Elizabeth Omotola; Paul Oberholster
J Water Health (2026) 24 (7): 1036–1047.

Integrated application of pollution indices and multivariate statistics for assessing groundwater contamination by potentially toxic elements in the southern coastal region of Bangladesh
Sharaf Anika Hoque; Mir Md Tasnim Alam; Mahir Tajwar; Sushanta Banik; Sheikh Samanin Tasnim; Nazmus Sakib; Shamiha Shafinaz Shreya; Md. Yousuf Gazi; Anwar Zahid
J Water Health (2026) 24 (7): 1048–1076.

Assessing PFAS contamination, exposure pathways, and risk in a terminal non-potable aquatic system: A case study of Swan Lake, Nevada
Yasha Shankar Jathan; Laura Haak; Lin Li; Eric A. Marchand; Krishna Pagilla
J Water Health (2026) 24 (7): 1077–1085.

Playground microbes: A microbiological assessment of the contamination of water and soil-cover materials in public playgrounds in Hanover, Germany
Urda Düker; Emanuel Feitosa; Beatriz Dörrie; Regina Nogueira
J Water Health (2026) 24 (7): 1086–1103.

Surveillance structure and inspection challenges of small water supplies in the Nordic region
Maria J. Gunnarsdottir; Sigurdur M. Gardarsson; Thorsteinn Narfason; Magnus Eriksson; Hans-Jörgen Albrechtsen; Kim Steve Gerlach Bergkvist; Pekka M. Rossi; Ville Soininen; Lisbeth Truelstrup Hansen; Pernille Erland Jensen; Susanne Berglund; Mette Myrmel; Kenneth M. Persson; Daniel Stensing; Jamie Bartram
J Water Health (2026) 24 (7): 1104–1120.

Latrine surface contamination and hygiene practices in rural Nepal: implications for diarrhoeal diseases and urinary tract infections
Sabita Adhikari; Erin C. Hunter; Giri Khatri; Jack van de Vossenberg; Jacqueline Thomas
J Water Health (2026) 24 (6): 709–728.

Aquatic bacterial and antimicrobial resistance profile at different fish farms in Accra
Frances N. N. Nathan-Mensah; Emmanuel U. Osisiogu; Abubakari Issaka; Genevive A. Afia Agyapong; Raphael Eyram Amemo; Godknows Afenya; Richard Alipio
J Water Health (2026) 24 (6): 729–743.

Relationship between land use, seasonality, hydrological conditions, and the adsorption of sulfamethoxazole, ciprofloxacin, and 17β-estradiol onto polyethylene terephthalate microplastics in a small urban river system, Eastern Cape, South Africa
Edgar Tumwesigye; Chika Felicitas Nnadozie; Frank C. Akamagwuna; Xavier Siwe Noundou; George William Nyakairu; Oghenekaro Nelson Odume
J Water Health (2026) 24 (6): 744–758.

Causal inference for targeted public health interventions: interactions among environmental, social, and economic determinants within the one health framework
Sewwandi Bandara; Wakana Oishi; Mohan Amarasiri; Tomonori Nochi; Mayuko Saito; Aya A. Mitani; Thanh H. Nguyen; Daisuke Sano
J Water Health (2026) 24 (6): 759–772.

Community-level wastewater influenza concentrations and school attendance in Jefferson County, Kentucky (2022–2025)
Anna Dusterhoff; Lauren B. Anderson; Rochelle H. Holm; Emily Reece; Eva Stone; Ted Smith
J Water Health (2026) 24 (6): 773–783.

Integrating electrical and automation risks into water safety plans: A semi-quantitative framework and application to the Negrisiola drinking water supply system
Mario Cerroni; Clara Sette; Martino Passoni; Andrea Longato; Roberto Scroccaro
J Water Health (2026) 24 (6): 784–799.

Detection and removal methods of antibiotic-resistance genes in drinking water sources: a review
Meng Du; Yan Yan; Xin Kang; Yuchen Zhang
J Water Health (2026) 24 (6): 800–829.

Assessing long-term specific pollutant loads in municipal wastewater plants influent using monitoring data: A case study from Latvia
Juris Laicans; Brigita Dejus; Sandis Dejus; Talis Juhna
J Water Health (2026) 24 (6): 830–843.

From plant pathogen to public health tool: A review of tobamoviruses and their role in wastewater & environmental surveillance
Patrick M. D’Aoust; Elisabeth Mercier; Tram B. Nguyen; Shen Wan; Chandler H. Wong; Nada Hegazy; Elizabeth M. Renouf; Tyson E. Graber; Robert Delatolla
J Water Health (2026) 24 (6): 844–866.

Potentially toxic elements in air and rainwater in Abidjan District: a health risk assessment
Brou Richmond Konan; Sylvain Gnamien; Julien Bahino; Mohamed Diaby Kasamba; Adama Bakayoko; Bernard Adiaffi; Véronique Yoboue
J Water Health (2026) 24 (6): 867–886.

Norovirus wastewater monitoring during a community outbreak investigation in Pennsylvania
Shannon McGinnis; Elizabeth A. Negrón; Nick Cesari; Yolanda M. Brooks; Matthew J. Jones; Elizabeth A. McGraw; Bevin Durant Fidler; Kristina Zwolenik; Hannah Lund
J Water Health (2026) 24 (6): 887–895.

Socioeconomic and attitudinal predictors of bottled water use among lower-income households in Southwest Virginia
Bethesda O’Connell; Md Rasheduzzaman; Chidiebube Ugwu; Phillip Scheuerman; Alasdair Cohen
J Water Health (2026) 24 (6): 896–904.

Escherichia coli in water samples at Bhutan’s National Food Testing Laboratory: baseline findings and scoping for antimicrobial resistance surveillance
Norbu Jamtsho; Tilda Nell Thomson; Courtney Renee Lane; Karolina Mercoulia; Govinda Rimal; Benjamin P. Howden; Anil Rai
J Water Health (2026) 24 (6): 905–912.

Biofilm properties and multidrug resistance profile of Klebsiella pneumoniae, Escherichia coli, and Staphylococcus aureus isolated from hospital wastewater in Bangladesh
Mohammad Shah Alam; Hemayet Hossain; Shilpi Das; Aklima Rahman; Khadiza Akter Brishty; Md. Mahfujur Rahman
J Water Health (2026) 24 (5): 651–665.

Detection of SARS-CoV-2 RNA in wastewater from a city of 90,500 people as the result of a single COVID-19 case
Brent Gilpin; Joanne Chapman; Janine Stevens; Margaret Sheridan; Robert Weir; Joanne Hewitt
J Water Health (2026) 24 (5): 666–672.

Assessing the water infrastructure in Small and Rural Indigenous (SRI) communities: a risk assessment framework
Haroon R. Mian; Juan Avila; Michael De Coste; Sana Saleem; Madjid Mohseni; Kasun Hewage; Rehan Sadiq
J Water Health (2026) 24 (5): 673–692.

Development and validation of a real-time PCR and amplicon sequencing method for discriminating Salmonella enterica serovar Typhi in environmental samples
Travis W. Brown; Jennifer L. Murphy; Jeffrey W. Mercante; Vincent R. Hill; Narayanan Jothikumar
J Water Health (2026) 24 (5): 693–705.