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HEALTH-RELATED WATER MICROBIOLOGY

International Water Association, Specialist Group

HRWM News

Huw Taylor Prize 2025: Application deadline is extended!!!

In 2017 the Health-Related Water Microbiology (HRWM) Specialist Group of the International Water Association (IWA) established the continuing prize in recognition of Prof. Huw Taylor for assisting and encouraging outstanding research in the field of HRWM that provides water and/or sanitation solutions in emergency and/or developing settings.

Application Deadline is extended to 31 March 2025

You can find the following call for applications and form in the latest HRWM newsletter.

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HRWM News

IWA-HRWM Willie Grabow Young Investigator Award 2025: Application deadline is extended!!!

The IWA-HRWM Willie Grabow Young Investigator Award is made for the purpose of assisting and encouraging young scientists, who are doing outstanding research in the field of health-related water microbiology, specifically in developing countries.

Application Deadline is extented to 31 March, 2025

You can find the following call for applications and form in the latest HRWM newsletter.

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HRWM News

Journal of Water and Health, Volume 23 Issue 2, 1 February 2025

Microbiological characterization of drinking water and socio-environmental study in the peri-urban area of La Plata, Buenos Aires, Argentina
Andrea Celina Falcone; Matias Hernán Assandri; María Elisa Helman; Joaquín Alejandro Córdoba; Virginia Vetere; Juan Manuel Unzaga
J Water Health (2025) 23 (2): 79–88.

Multi-tiered strategy for large-scale wastewater detection of SARS-CoV-2 in low-case settings provides confidence for public health actions
Aaron Jex; Nijoy John; David McCarthy; Steven Myers; Natacha Begue; Christelle Schang; Shane P. Usher; Louise Baker; Christine Kaucner; Paul Monis; Leon M. Hartman; Brianna Flynn; James E. Merrett; David Lister; Marco Herold; Andrew Kueh; Ngai Ning Cheng; Jackson Nolan; Leon Caly; Julian Druce; Bruce Thorley; Peter J. Scales; Jonathan Schmidt; Suzie Sarkis; Nicholas D. Crosbie; Rachael Poon; Monica Nolan
J Water Health (2025) 23 (2): 89–99.

The new map of Argentine population exposed to arsenic in drinking water
Leandro Duarte; Laura De Gracia; Sergio Montico; Alejandro Oliva
J Water Health (2025) 23 (2): 100–110.

An investigation into the influence of climate extreme on groundwater regimes and human health in the Periyar Basin: A fast growing urban centre in India
Sanal Kumar Aditya; Appukuttanpillai Krishnakumar; Krishnan Anoop Krishnan
J Water Health (2025) 23 (2): 111–139.

Detection and selection of dye-degrading bacteria from surface waters with different degrees of contamination
Luciana Grifes Paisan; Rodrigo Andrés Carballo; Mariana Papalia; María Susana Fortunato; Marcela Radice; Sonia Edith Korol; Alfredo Gallego
J Water Health (2025) 23 (2): 140–154.

A study on Escherichia coli contamination in drinking water sources to combat waterborne diseases effectively in Bist Doab, Punjab, India
Babita Gautam; Sajad Nabi Dar; Rohan Samir Kumar Sachan
J Water Health (2025) 23 (2): 155–167.

Navigating the complex landscape of waterborne disease research
Naing Aung Khant; Regina Martha Lumongsod; Arkar San; Jinah Moon; Sim Namkoong; Heejung Kim
J Water Health (2025) 23 (2): 168–189.

Removal capacities of wastewater treatment plants to minimize spread of enteroviruses
Cansu Ozgur; Bulent Icgen
J Water Health (2025) 23 (2): 190–205.

Measuring the human dimensions of water insecurity in Arctic and sub-Arctic regions: a narrative review
Angela Daley; Kiley Daley; Kathleen P. Bell; Shaleen Jain
J Water Health (2025) 23 (2): 206–224.

Potable water as a source of intermediate and borderline-resistant Aspergillus and Candida strains
Monika Novak Babič; Nina Gunde-Cimerman
J Water Health (2025) 23 (2): 225–237.

Insights into kinetic and regression models developed to estimate the abundance of antibiotic-resistant genes during biological digestion of wastewater sludge
Eskandar Poorasgari; Banu Örmeci
J Water Health (2025) 23 (2): 238–259.

Drinking private well water: Groundwater quality and management of wells in southern Alabama
Sidney Millner; Natalia Malina; Stephanie R. Rogers; Emma Henderson; Ann S. Ojeda
J Water Health (2025) 23 (2): 260–275.

Jobs

Five tenure-track positions at the University of Guelph

Assistant Professor in Waterborne Disease Modelling: The candidate should have a skills necessary for research excellence and impact in computational modelling of pathogens in water systems, human health risk assessments, climate change impacts on waterborne disease transmission, or the development of decision support tools and models for public health intervention to control pathogens or AMR risk. More information and apply here: https://careers.uoguelph.ca/job/Guelph-Assistant-Professor-in-Waterborne-Disease-Modelling-ON-N1G-2W1/729417547/

Assistant Professor in Next Generation Sensing of Waterborne Pathogens: The candidate should have a proven record of research excellence and impact in water sensor development/validation and have skills or abilities applicable for sensing of waterborne pathogens/AMR. More information and apply here: https://careers.uoguelph.ca/job/Guelph-Assistant-Professor-in-Next-Generation-Sensing-of-Waterborne-Pathogens-ON-N1G-2W1/729417947/

Assistant Professor in Smart, Nature-based Treatment of Waterborne Pathogens: This includes passive treatment systems such as constructed wetlands, engineered biofilters, ponds, swales, etc. and expands to nature-based solutions that integrate real time monitoring and control technologies to improve water treatment. The candidate should have a proven record of research excellence and impact in nature-based water treatment, should have skills or abilities applicable for intelligent monitoring/control/automation of water treatment systems and should have skills or abilities applicable for the treatment of waterborne pathogens/AMR. More information and apply here: https://careers.uoguelph.ca/job/Guelph-Assistant-Professor-in-Smart,-Nature-based-Treatment-of-Waterborne-Pathogens-ON-N1G-2W1/729418247/

Assistant Professor in Assistant Professor in Waterborne Epidemiology: The candidate should have a proven record in water-based epidemiological studies in waterborne pathogens and/or AMR. Knowledge of molecular subtyping methods for pathogens and/or the determinants of AMR and experience with the mathematical modeling of disease transmission are preferred. Experience in data science, machine learning, or health analytics are considered assets. More information and apply here: https://careers.uoguelph.ca/job/Guelph-Assistant-Professor-in-Waterborne-Epidemiology-ON-N1G-2W1/729422747/

One additional position will be advertised soon: Groundwater-Surface Water Systems

HRWM News

Journal of Water and Health, Volume 23 Issue 1, 1 January 2025

Beyond the faucet: social-geographic disparities and trends in intermittent water supply in Peru
Akram Hernández-Vásquez; Rodrigo Vargas-Fernández
J Water Health (2025) 23 (1): 1–15.

Geochemical assessment of groundwater quality using Nemerov’s pollution index: a micro-level study in the groundwater critical zone of western Rajasthan, India
Sangeeta Parihar; Raina Jadhav; Suresh Kumar Pachak; Vijendra Singh Solanki; Saad S. Alarifi; Krishna Kumar Yadav; Neha Agarwal; Tathagata Ghosh; Virendra Kumar Yadav
J Water Health (2025) 23 (1): 16–25.

Wastewater microbiology: occurrence and prevalence of antibiotic-resistant extended-spectrum β-lactamase-producing Enterobacteriaceae in the district wastewater system
Mohamed Mohany; Jawad Aslam; Muhammad Adnan Ali; Baharullah Khattak; Fozia Fozia; Ijaz Ahmad; Muhammad Daud Khan; Salim S. Al-Rejaie; Ziaullah Ziaullah; Marija Milošević
J Water Health (2025) 23 (1): 26–42.

Influence of sewage effluent discharge on putative pathogen community in drinking water sources: insights from full-length 16S rRNA gene amplicon sequencing
Jie Zeng; Tomohiro Nakanishi; Ayato Hara; Sadahiko Itoh
J Water Health (2025) 23 (1): 43–57.

Climate change and waterborne diseases in temperate regions: a systematic review
Eunice A. Salubi; Zemichael Gizaw; Corinne J. Schuster-Wallace; Alain Pietroniro
J Water Health (2025) 23 (1): 58–78.

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