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HEALTH-RELATED WATER MICROBIOLOGY

International Water Association, Specialist Group

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Journal of Water and Health, Volume 22 Issue 7, 1 July 2024

Impact of Water, Sanitation, and Hygiene (WaSH) interventions on diarrhoeal infections among children in the tribal regions of Palghar: a quasi-experimental study
Angeline Jeyakumar; Bibek Raj Giri; Swapnil Godbharle
J Water Health (2024) 22 (7): 1125–1138.

Occurrence of antibiotic-resistant bacteria in household greywater discharged into the environment in Burkina Faso’s Sahel region
Cheik Omar Tidiane Compaoré; Ynoussa Maiga; Sandrine G. Zongo; Mamady Sawadogo; Mahamadi Nikiema; Oumarou Mien; Amidou S. Ouili; Iliassou Mogmenga; Cheik Amadou Tidiane Ouattara; James R. Mihelcic; Aboubakar Sidiki Ouattara
J Water Health (2024) 22 (7): 1139–1152.

Identification of antibiotic-resistant, gram-negative bacteria in sewage and bioaerosols from a wastewater treatment plant: A genotypic and phenotypic study
Luiz Vitor da Silva; Sandra Helena Westrupp Medeiros; Andréa Lima Dos Santos Schneider; Jéssica Caroline dos Santos-Silva; André Luis Fachini Souza; Sandro Augusto Rhoden
J Water Health (2024) 22 (7): 1153–1161.

The application of satellite sensors, current state of utilization, and sources of remote sensing dataset in hydrology for water resource management
Daniel Abegeja
J Water Health (2024) 22 (7): 1162–1179.

Assessing the prevalence of FRNA bacteriophages and their correlation with SARS-CoV-2 RNA in the wastewater of Mumbai city
Dipen Desai; Nishith Desai; Hima Wani; Smita Menon; Zarine Bhathena; Joan B. Rose; Sandhya Shrivastava
J Water Health (2024) 22 (7): 1180–1194.

Screening the presence of cyanotoxin in selected reservoirs in Sri Lanka and employing molecular markers as an advanced alert system
Gayani Yasodara Liyanage; Dilini Sadeepa; Pathmalal Manage
J Water Health (2024) 22 (7): 1195–1208.

Watching the guards: A data-driven method to trigger warnings in national wastewater surveillance networks
Lluís M. Bosch; Josep Pueyo-Ros; Marc Comas-Cufí; Joan Saldaña; Jordi Ripoll; Eusebi Calle; Pau Fonseca i Casas; Joan Garcia i Subirana; Carles M. Borrego; Lluís Corominas
J Water Health (2024) 22 (7): 1209–1221.

Seasonal distributions of Ti-containing NPs in the main tributaries of the Tamsuei River Basin in northern Taiwan
Jou-An Chen; Yen-Tzu Chen; Chia-Hsin Liu; Yaw-Huei Hwang
J Water Health (2024) 22 (7): 1222–1234.

Occurrence and potential environmental risk assessment of alkylphenols and bisphenols in surface water collected in rivers flowing through Bac Ninh, Vietnam
Nguyen Thi Thu; Duong Thi Quynh Mai; Vu Cam Tu; Nguyen Thi Thao; Chu Dinh Binh; Nguyen Hoang Anh; Bui Van Hoi
J Water Health (2024) 22 (7): 1235–1247.

Assessment of the presence of Vibrio cholera and detection of toxigenic Vibrio cholerae in river sources within the Vhembe District Municipality Limpopo province of South Africa
Leonard Kachienga; Mafunise Prosperit; Afsatou Ndama Traore; Natasha Potgieter
J Water Health (2024) 22 (7): 1248–1260.

The effect of using jug-type water filters on selected metals concentration in tap water – a case study
Hubert Kwiatkowski; Ksawery Kreft; Oskar Ronda; Bartłomiej Michał Cieślik
J Water Health (2024) 22 (7): 1261–1270.

Drinking water intake of adults in typical cities in the major river basins of China
Lan Zhang; Shenghua Gao; Can Zhao; Jiayi Han; Bixiong Ye
J Water Health (2024) 22 (7): 1271–1281.

Knowledge, attitude and practice towards water, sanitation and hygiene (WASH) among holy water users in Amhara regional state Orthodox churches, Ethiopia, 2024: institutional based cross-sectional study
Kassa Abebaw Tesema; Aysheshim Belaineh Haimanot
J Water Health (2024) 22 (7): 1282–1292.

Water, sanitation, and hygiene (WASH) practices of mothers and the health status of under-five children: a study from Rural Nayagarh, Odisha
Madhusmita Jena; Bhuputra Panda; Deepanjali Behera; Smrutirekha Mohanty; Manas Ranjan Behera
J Water Health (2024) 22 (7): 1293–1305.

Anthropocentric perspective on climate variability: the destination of antibiotics in the Tigris river is not restricted
Halah H. Al-Haideri; Fikrat M. Hassan; Shaimaa Sattar; Mostafa M. El-Sheekh
J Water Health (2024) 22 (7): 1306–1327.

Different persistence among strains of E. faecalis and E. faecium in sterile treated wastewater microcosms: Effects of temperature and ciprofloxacin
Stina-Mina Ehn Börjesson; Ann-Sofi Rehnstam-Holm
J Water Health (2024) 22 (7): 1328–1336.

Public awareness and concern about harmful algal blooms – United States, 2020
Amy L. Jacobi; Muhammad Thuneibat; Marissa K. Vigar; Candace Rutt; Ashley Andújar; Virginia A. Roberts
J Water Health (2024) 22 (7): 1337–1346.

Featured Publications

Assessing the impact of inland navigation on the faecal pollution status of large rivers: A novel integrated field approach

Water Research, Volume 261, 1 September 2024, 122029.

Sophia D. Steinbacher, Ahmad Ameen, Katalin Demeter, David Lun, Julia Derx, Gerhard Lindner, Regina Sommer, Rita B. Linke, Claudia Kolm, Karen Zuser, Martina Heckel, Andrea Perschl, Günter Blöschl, Alfred P. Blaschke, Alexander K.T. Kirschner, Andreas H. Farnleitner

https://www.sciencedirect.com/science/article/pii/S0043135424009291

Quantitative microbial risk assessment (QMRA) tool for modelling pathogen infection risk to wastewater treatment plant workers

Water Research, Volume 260, 15 August 2024, 121858.

Ashley Heida, Rasha Maal-Bared, Marc Veillette, Caroline Duchaine, Kelly A. Reynolds, Ahamed Ashraf, Olusola O. Ogunseye, Yoonhee Jung, Lester Shulman, Luisa Ikner, Walter Betancourt, Kerry A. Hamilton, Amanda M. Wilson

https://www.sciencedirect.com/science/article/pii/S0043135424007590

HRWM News

Journal of Water & Health Special Issue on Drinking Water Safety Plans

This Journal of Water & Health’s special issue addresses research and experience with drinking water safety plans (WSPs) and is published on the 20th anniversary of the WHO Guidelines for Drinking-water Quality (WHO 2004) and the Australian Drinking Water Guidelines (NHMRC 2004) that proposed a preventive risk management approach for ensuring safe drinking water.
https://iwaponline.com/jwh/pages/si_drinking_water_safety_plans

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Journal of Water and Health, Volume 22 Issue 6, 1 June 2024

Heavy metal contamination in Sungai Petani, Malaysia: a wastewater-based epidemiology study
Iqbal Iman Ruzi; Ahmad Razali Ishak; Muhamad Azwat Abdullah; Nur Nadhirah Mohamad Zain; Abdul Rohim Tualeka; Retno Adriyani; Rafeezul Mohamed; Hisham Atan Edinur; Mohd Yusmaidie Aziz
J Water Health (2024) 22 (6): 953–966.

A soft-sensor approach for predicting an indicator virus removal efficiency of a pilot-scale anaerobic membrane bioreactor (AnMBR)
Syun-suke Kadoya; Yifan Zhu; Rong Chen; Chao Rong; Yuyou Li; Daisuke Sano
J Water Health (2024) 22 (6): 967–977.

Monitoring SARS-CoV-2 RNA in wastewater from a shared septic system and sub-sewershed sites to expand COVID-19 disease surveillance
A. B. Tanvir Pasha; Nadine Kotlarz; David Holcomb; Stacie Reckling; Judith Kays; Erika Bailey; Virginia Guidry; Ariel Christensen; Steven Berkowitz; Lawrence S. Engel; Francis de los Reyes; Angela Harris
J Water Health (2024) 22 (6): 978–992.

Different paradigms for dealing with urban water issues, using new technological and governance solutions, learning from Chinese, Indian and European experiences
Meine Pieter van Dijk
J Water Health (2024) 22 (6): 993–1004.

The complex association between drinking water consumption and endemic gastrointestinal illness as shown by Swedish cohort studies
Melle Säve-Söderbergh; Jonas Toljander; Magnus Simonsson
J Water Health (2024) 22 (6): 1005–1016.

Assessment of microplastics and associated ecological risk in the Hirakud Reservoir, Odisha, India
Kiran Bala Patra; Iswar Baitharu
J Water Health (2024) 22 (6): 1017–1032.

Antibiotic resistance profiles of sentinel bacteria isolated from aquaculture in Cambodia
Chanthol Peng; Sopheavattey Moniroth; Panha Khy; Sopheaktra Chea; Channmuny Thanh; Oudam Heng; Samira Sarter; Sokleaph Cheng; Domenico Caruso
J Water Health (2024) 22 (6): 1033–1043.

Endotoxin, a novel biomarker for the rapid risk assessment of faecal contamination of coastal and transitional waters
Christian R. Good; Alistair White; Joao Brandao; Simon Jackson
J Water Health (2024) 22 (6): 1044–1052.

Carbapenem-resistant Enterobacterales in wastewater resources and healthy carriers: A survey in Iran
Shabnam Khavandi; Nasrin Habibzadeh; Kamal Hasani; Mehran Sardari; Mohsen Arzanlou
J Water Health (2024) 22 (6): 1053–1063.

Point-of-use chlorine residuals and disinfection byproduct occurrences in rural households served by public water utilities in Appalachian Virginia
Md Rasheduzzaman; Bethesda O’Connell; Leigh-Anne Krometis; Teresa Brown; Alasdair Cohen
J Water Health (2024) 22 (6): 1064–1074.

Dietary risk assessment of drinking water and fish from cultivated wetlands of Ndop
Therese Ncheuveu Nkwatoh; Patricia Bi Asanga Fai; Martin Ngankam Tchamba; Nokenyi Emmanuel Titaku
J Water Health (2024) 22 (6): 1075–1087.

Evaluation of phosphate insecticides and common herbicides: monitoring and risk assessment in water treatment plant, distribution networks, and underground water wells
Ali Akbar Tahmasebi; Zeynab Tabatabaei; Abooalfazl Azhdarpoor; Alireza Salimi Beni
J Water Health (2024) 22 (6): 1088–1101.

Potassium ferrate’s disinfecting ability: a study on human adenovirus, Giardia duodenalis, and microbial indicators under varying pH and water temperature conditions
Laura A. Boczek; Michael W. Ware; Mark R. Rodgers; Hodon Ryu
J Water Health (2024) 22 (6): 1102–1110.

Analysing the interlinkage between diarrhoea and drinking water faecal contamination in India
Gaurav Kapse; Satish Agnihotri; Pankaj Sekhsaria; Murali Sastry
J Water Health (2024) 22 (6): 1111–1124.

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