HEALTH-RELATED WATER MICROBIOLOGY

January 2023 Newsletter from IWA HRWM SG is here: HRWM Newsletter Jan 2023_Final

A glass matrices-assisted quantum dots-based biosensor for selective capturing and detection of Escherichia coli
Anjali Pant; Taranvir Kaur; Teenu Sharma; Joga Singh; Ashish Suttee; Ravi Pratap Barnwal; Indu Pal Kaur; Gurpal Singh; Bhupinder Singh
J Water Health (2022) 20 (12): 1673–1687.

Wastewater monitoring of COVID-19: a perspective from Scotland
Zhou Fang; Adrian M. I. Roberts; Claus-Dieter Mayer; Anastasia Frantsuzova; Jackie M. Potts; Graeme J. Cameron; Peter T. R. Singleton; Iona Currie
J Water Health (2022) 20 (12): 1688–1700.

Understanding the gap between knowledge and practice of handwashing in rural India: evidence from a cross-sectional study
Sayantani Chatterjee; Manabendra Nath Roy; Koushiki Banerjee; Sujoy Mojumdar; Nicolas Osbert
J Water Health (2022) 20 (12): 1701–1720.

Effect-based monitoring to integrate the mixture hazards of chemicals into water safety plans
Peta A. Neale; Beate I. Escher; Milo L. de Baat; Magali Dechesne; Daniel A. Deere; Jérôme Enault; Stefan A. E. Kools; Jean-François Loret; Patrick W. M. H. Smeets; Frederic D. L. Leusch
J Water Health (2022) 20 (12): 1721–1732.

Diversity and dynamics of bacterial communities in the drinking water distribution network of a mid-sized city in Brazil
Ana Maria Moreira Batista; Juliano Curi de Siqueira; Paola Meynet; David Werner; Graziella Patricio Pereira Garcia; Russell J. Davenport; Alyne Duarte Pereira; Luciene Alves Batista Siniscalchi; Juliana Calábria de Araújo; Cesar Rossas Mota Filho
J Water Health (2022) 20 (12): 1733–1747.

High abundance of high-risk Human Papillomavirus genotypes in wastewater in Uruguay
Matías Victoria; Ana Moller; Matías Salvo; Natalia Baccardatz; Rodney Colina
J Water Health (2022) 20 (12): 1748–1754.

The forgotten threat of cholera in Syria
Orwa Al-Abdulla; Maher Alaref
J Water Health (2022) 20 (12): 1755–1760.

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: 28 February 2023

Call for Applications: HuwTaylorPrize2023CallforApplications

Application form (word): HuwTaylorPrize2023ApplicationForm

Application form (pdf): HuwTaylorPrize2023ApplicationForm

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: 28 February, 2023

Please find the following call for applications and form.

Call for Applications: WillieGrabowYoungInvestigatorAward2023CallforApplications

Form (word): WillieGrabowYoungInvestigatorAward2023ApplicationForm

Form (pdf): WillieGrabowYoungInvestigatorAward2023ApplicationForm

Current understanding on antibacterial mechanisms and research progress of tea polyphenols as a supplementary disinfectant for drinking water
Jing Li; Cuimin Feng; Jiyue Jin; Weiqi Yang; Zile Wang
J Water Health (2022) 20 (11): 1611–1628.

Role of a novel cationic gemini surfactant (CGS) on a one-step sol–gel process and photocatalytic properties of TiO2 powders
Melek Koç Keşir; İkbal Sarıkaya Yıldız; Selçuk Bilgen; Münevver Sökmen
J Water Health (2022) 20 (11): 1629–1643.

Can guava (Psidium guajava) leaf extracts develop an indigenous, simplified tool for a semi-quantitative assessment of iron in groundwater?
Sabuktagin Rahman; Nobonita Saha; Sneha Sarwar; Abu Ahmed Shamim; Nazma Shaheen
J Water Health (2022) 20 (11): 1644–1653.

Water, sanitation, and hygiene access in Senegal and its impact on the occurrence of diarrhea in children under 5 years old
Mouhamadou Lamine Daffe; Cheikh Diop; Bonheur Dounebaine; Samba Sagor Diop; Jessica Carmelia Mbemba Peleka; Fatoumata Bah; Salimata Thiam; Awa Ndong; Mathilde Cabral; Aminata Toure; Absa Lam; Mamadou Fall
J Water Health (2022) 20 (11): 1654–1667.

Prevalence of enteric viruses in wastewater in Egypt after the COVID-19 pandemic
Dina Nadeem Abd-Elshafy; Rola Nadeem; Mahmoud Mohamed Bahgat
J Water Health (2022) 20 (11): 1668–1672.

The Editor in Chief (Prof. Nicholas Ashbolt) of Journal of Water & Health is looking for Editors to add to the team of internationally-renowned subject experts. Please check the following link for details:
https://iwaponline.com/jwh/pages/call_for_editors

Vibrio pathogenicity island and phage CTX genes in Vibrio alginolyticus isolated from different aquatic environments
Sadok Khouadja; Ana Roque; Mar Gonzalez; Dolors Furones
J Water Health (2022) 20 (10): 1469–1478.

State of knowledge and future research needs on microplastics in groundwater
Amélie Hoarau Belkhiri; Florence Carre; Fabrice Quiot
J Water Health (2022) 20 (10): 1479–1496.

The anti-biofilm activity of hydrogen peroxide against Escherichia coli strain FL-Tbz isolated from a pharmaceutical water system
Afsaneh Farjami; Sina Jalilzadeh; Mohammadreza Siahi-Shadbad; Farzaneh Lotfipour
J Water Health (2022) 20 (10): 1497–1505.

Risk perception from the consumption of untreated drinking water in a small island community
Nik Muhammad Nizam Nik Hassan; Paul R. Hunter; Iain R. Lake
J Water Health (2022) 20 (10): 1506–1516.

Determinants of diarrhoeal infections among users of shared sanitation in informal settlements in Durban, South Africa
Preshod Sewnand Ramlal; J. Lin; C. A. Buckley; T. A. Stenström; I. D. Amoah
J Water Health (2022) 20 (10): 1517–1533.

Factors predicting proper handwashing practice amidst the COVID-19 pandemic in India: a field-based cross-sectional study
Shibaji Gupta; Debasis Das; Arup Chakraborty; Rudradeep Banerjee
J Water Health (2022) 20 (10): 1534–1542.

Current assumptions for quantitative microbial risk assessment (QMRA) of Norovirus contamination of drinking water catchments due to recreational activities: an update
Dan Deere; Una Ryan
J Water Health (2022) 20 (10): 1543–1557.

Risk-based treatment targets for onsite non-potable water systems using new pathogen data
Brian Pecson; Anya Kaufmann; Sybil Sharvelle; Brie Post; Harold Leverenz; Nicholas Ashbolt; Adam Olivieri
J Water Health (2022) 20 (10): 1558–1575.

Effects of inorganic arsenic species on the antioxidant enzyme system of the Amazon Sword Plant (Echinodorus amazonicus Rataj)
İdris Şener; Murat Yabanlı; Aykut Yozukmaz
J Water Health (2022) 20 (10): 1576–1586.

Microbial contamination and quantitative microbial risk assessment of high-density polyethylene (HDPE) film sachet drinking water in Ghana
Prosper Naah Angnunavuri; Francis Attiogbe; Bismark Mensah
J Water Health (2022) 20 (10): 1587–1603.

Identification of Acanthamoeba spp. from water and soil of public parks in the north of Iran
M. R. Mahmoudi; M. Maleki; N. Zebardast; B. Rahmati; K. Ashrafi; M. Sharifdini; Panagiotis Karanis
J Water Health (2022) 20 (10): 1604–1610.