HEALTH-RELATED WATER MICROBIOLOGY

Endocrine-disrupting substances: I. Relative risks of PFAS in drinking water
Francisco Alberto Tomei Torres; Susan J. Masten
J Water Health (2023) 21 (4): 451–462.

A combined treatment system of O3/UV oxidation and activated carbon adsorption: emerging contaminants in hospital wastewater
Erfan Nabavi; Kasra Pourrostami Niavol; Ghorban Ali Dezvareh; Ahmad Khodadadi Darban
J Water Health (2023) 21 (4): 463–490.

HABs Karenia brevis and Pseudo-nitzschia pre- and post-Hurricane Michael
Josh Alarcon; Lauren Ward; Ke Pan; Elaina Gonsoroski; Christopher K. Uejio; Leslie Beitsch; Maureen Y. Lichtveld; Emily W. Harville; Samendra Sherchan
J Water Health (2023) 21 (4): 491–500.

Carcinogenic and non-carcinogenic risk assessment of exposure to trace elements in groundwater resources of Sari city, Iran
Hadi Niknejad; Alireza Ala; Fatemeh Ahmadi; Hamed Mahmoodi; Reza Saeedi; Fathollah Gholami-Borujeni; Mehrnoosh Abtahi
J Water Health (2023) 21 (4): 501–513.

Frequency and degradation of SARS-CoV-2 markers N1, N2, and E in sewage
John J. Hart; Megan N. Jamison; James N. McNair; David C. Szlag
J Water Health (2023) 21 (4): 514–524.

Spatial and socioeconomic inequalities in the access to safe drinking water in Peruvian households
Ali Al-kassab-Córdova; Claudia Silva-Perez; Pamela Robles-Valcarcel; Guido Bendezu-Quispe; Amado Insfrán Ortiz; Vicente A. Benites-Zapata
J Water Health (2023) 21 (4): 525–535.

We have now launched a new section in Journal of Water and Health dedicated to Wastewater-based Epidemiology. Please find details from JWH WBE Flyer and https://iwaponline.com/jwh/pages/wbe. This section is lead by Dr Matthew Wade, and a team of 6 WBE specialist Editors.

Dear HRWM friends!

We will have the Open Meeting of the IWA HRWM Specialist Group on June 8, 5PM at the 21st HRWM Symposium (WaterMicro23) in Darwin, Australia. We are really looking forward to seeing all of you there!!!

Tentative agenda:
– Awards
– Cluster Wastewater Epidemiology Surveillance
– New HRWM Management committee, Chair, Vice Chair, and Secretary
– Constitution
– Venue for next HRWM Symposium

Editorial: Wastewater-based epidemiology at the frontier of global public health
Matthew J. Wade; Joshua T. Bunce; Susan Petterson; Christobel Ferguson; Nohelia Castro del Campo; Erica Gaddis; Panagiotos Karanis
J Water Health (2023) 21 (3): 3–6.

Cooling tower Legionella pneumophila surveillance results: Vancouver, Canada, 2021
Christopher Radziminski; Phillip White
J Water Health (2023) 21 (3): 313–328.

A case study of a community-organized wastewater surveillance in a small community: correlating weekly reported COVID-19 cases with SARS-CoV-2 RNA concentrations during fall 2020 to summer 2021 in Yarmouth, ME
Yolanda M. Brooks; Bailey Gryskwicz; Eilidh Sidaway; Brianna Shelley; Laura Coroi; Margaret Downing; Tom Downing; Sharon McDonnell; Dan Ostrye; Katrina Hoop; Gib Parrish
J Water Health (2023) 21 (3): 329–342.

Contribution of wastewater-based epidemiology to SARS-CoV-2 screening in Brazil and the United States
Taciane Barbosa Henriques; Servio Túlio Cassini; Regina de Pinho Keller
J Water Health (2023) 21 (3): 343–353.

Evaluation of three viral concentration methods for detection and quantification of SARS-CoV-2 in wastewater
Ines Othman; Amna Helmi; Ichrak Slama; Rawand Hamdi; Maha Mastouri; Mahjoub Aouni
J Water Health (2023) 21 (3): 354–360.

Microbiological monitoring of coagulase-negative Staphylococcus in public drinking water fountains: Pathogenicity factors, antimicrobial resistance and potential health risks
G. A. C. Santos; M. Dropa; S. Martone-Rocha; F. A. S. Peternella; Denise P. B. Veiga; Maria Tereza Pepe Razzolini
J Water Health (2023) 21 (3): 361–371.

Study on antibacterial properties of heated oyster shell particle against Bacillus subtilis spores in rainwater by response surface methodology based on central composite design
Quynh Thi Phuong Tran; Balamurugan Ananthakrishnan; Hsin-hsin Tung
J Water Health (2023) 21 (3): 372–384.

Is the presence of mosquitoes an indicator of poor environmental sanitation?
Emmanuel Ajibola Olagunju
J Water Health (2023) 21 (3): 385–401.

Wastewater-based SARS-CoV-2 airport surveillance: key trends at the Cape Town International Airport
Sizwe Nkambule; Rabia Johnson; Angela Mathee; Nomfundo Mahlangeni; Candice Webster; Suranie Horn; Noluxabiso Mangwana; Stephanie Dias; Jyoti Rajan Sharma; Pritika Ramharack; Johan Louw; Tarylee Reddy; Swastika Surujlal-Naicker; Mongezi Mdhluli; Glenda Gray; Christo Muller; Renee Street
J Water Health (2023) 21 (3): 402–408.

Coliphages as indicators of primary wastewater treatment efficiency by constructed wetlands
Gisela Hernandez-Rivera; Tasha M. Santiago-Rodriguez; Gary A. Toranzos
J Water Health (2023) 21 (3): 409–416.

A bibliometric analysis of global research on drinking water and health in low- and lower-middle-income countries
Alexa Bennett; Jeffrey Demaine; Caetano Dorea; Alexandra Cassivi
J Water Health (2023) 21 (3): 417–438.

First evidence of free-living Naegleria species in recreational lakes of Alberta, Canada
Rafik Dey; Elena Dlusskaya; Mariem Oloroso; Nicholas J. Ashbolt
J Water Health (2023) 21 (3): 439–442.

Naegleria australiensis isolated from a wastewater treatment station in Santiago Island, Cape Verde
Djeniffer Sousa-Ramos; María Reyes-Batlle; Natalia Karla Bellini; Rubén Leocadio Rodríguez-Expósito; José Enrique Piñero; Jacob Lorenzo-Morales
J Water Health (2023) 21 (3): 443–450.