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HEALTH-RELATED WATER MICROBIOLOGY

International Water Association, Specialist Group

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Journal of Water and Health, Volume 21, Issue 2, 1 February 2023

Predatory efficacy of Bdellovibrio stolpii isolated from the wastewater sources against the multidrug-resistant clinical isolates
Manikeri Shraddha Suresh; Dhanyashree Rai; Juliet Mohan Raj; Ramya Premanath; Divyashree M
J Water Health (2023) 21 (2): 147–159.

Survey of float tank operating practices
Laura Michele Suppes; Ashkahn Jahromi; Roy Vore
J Water Health (2023) 21 (2): 160–165.

Assessing biosolids quality at the Mu’ta-Mazar wastewater treatment plant for the years 2016–2019
Nisreen AL-Hmoud; Mumen Alrwashdeh; Bassam Hayek
J Water Health (2023) 21 (2): 166–177.

Occurrence of Staphylococcus spp. in the wastewaters from Iran: Diversity, antimicrobial resistance, and virulence potential
Mahsa Ranjbar Omid; Houshang Jamali; Farshid Kafilzadeh; Amir Borjian; Mohsen Arzanlou
J Water Health (2023) 21 (2): 178–191.

Community awareness of dental fluorosis as a health risk associated with fluoride in improved groundwater sources in Mangochi District, Malawi
Kondwani Andreah; Mavuto Tembo; Mtafu Manda
J Water Health (2023) 21 (2): 192–204.

Toxic chromium in water and the effects on the human body: a systematic review
Maria-Nefeli Georgaki; Marianna Charalambous
J Water Health (2023) 21 (2): 205–223.

Assessing drinking water quality and health risks of contaminants in the coastal areas of Cambodia
Vibol Sao; Chan Oeurn Chey; Tharith Sriv; Noreaksatya The; Samnang Phin; Sophanith Hoeng; Kongkea Phan
J Water Health (2023) 21 (2): 224–234.

How effective are water treatment processes in removing toxic effects of micropollutants? A literature review of effect-based monitoring data
Jerome Enault; Jean-François Loret; Peta A. Neale; Milo L. de Baat; Beate I. Escher; Faten Belhadj; Stefan A. E. Kools; Geertje J. Pronk; Frederic D. L. Leusch
J Water Health (2023) 21 (2): 235–250.

Developing a public-private partnership framework for managing the adverse health effects of environmental disaster (a case study of Lake Urmia – Iran)
Hojatolah Gharaee; Rebecca Susan Dewey; Amir Hossein Gholami; Saber Azami-Aghdash
J Water Health (2023) 21 (2): 251–260.

Trends and patterns of cholera epidemic in West Africa: a statistical modeling study
Amadou Conde; Nurin Dureh; Attachai Ueranantasun
J Water Health (2023) 21 (2): 261–270.

Limnological variables as a determinant of fish parasites abundance in the Esa-Odo reservoir, Esa-Odo Southwestern Nigeria
Obayemi Oluwadamilare Emmanuel; Olaniyi Olusola Komolafe; Edith Ediseimokumoh Onana
J Water Health (2023) 21 (2): 271–285.

Assessment of physicochemical and bacteriological quality of drinking water in Sapele local government area of Delta State, South-South, Nigeria
Prince Eseoghene Edeki; Essy Clementina Isah; Ndubuisi Mokogwu
J Water Health (2023) 21 (2): 286–298.

Spatial distribution and seasonal profile of parasitic contamination in sewage water samples from the city of Santana do Ipanema, Northeast region of Brazil
P. D. Lima; Vitória Jordana Bezerra Alencar; João Paulo Vieira Machado; Aécio Prado Lima Júnior; Maria Wilma da Silva Lima; Laryssa Oliveira Silva; Sheilla Conceição Gomes; Martha Rejane Souza Bispo; Ádrian Cabral Silva; Letícia Pereira Bezerra; Tatyane Martins Cirilo; Wandklebson Silva da Paz; Israel Gomes de Amorim Santos; Rosália Elen Santos Ramos
J Water Health (2023) 21 (2): 299–312.

HRWM News

Journal of Water and Health, Volume 21, Issue 1, 1 January 2023

Reducing disinfection byproduct precursors through coagulation enhancement as particle weight and size control using potassium permanganate
Ahmed M. Bayomi; Eglal R. Souaya; Eman H. Ismail; Gehad G. Mohamed; Mahmoud Mohamed Fouad Hussein
J Water Health (2023) 21 (1): 1–8.

A review of antibiotic resistance among Campylobacter species in human, animal, and water sources in South Africa: a One Health Approach
Mary Chibwe; Oghenekaro Nelson Odume; Chika Felicitas Nnadozie
J Water Health (2023) 21 (1): 9–26.

Risk factors affecting the occurrence of urinary schistosomiasis and urinary tract infections in some communities of Ondo State, Nigeria
Kikelomo Jennifer Kone; Anthony Kayode Onifade; Ebenezer Oluyemi Dada
J Water Health (2023) 21 (1): 27–34.

Norovirus and rotavirus in surface, malacoculture, and human consumption water in Santa Catarina State, Brazil
Andreza Mortari; Deise Kolling; Doris Sobral; Airton Kist; Juliano De Dea Lindner; Gislaine Fongaro; Marília Miotto
J Water Health (2023) 21 (1): 35–46.

Evaluation of water safety plan implementation at provincial water utilities in Vietnam
Viet-Anh Nguyen; Hoa Tran Thi Hien; Anisha Nijhawan; Guy Howard; Tuan Nghia Ton
J Water Health (2023) 21 (1): 47–65.

Genetic diversity and prevalence of extended-spectrum beta-lactamase-producing Escherichia coli and Klebsiella pneumoniae in aquatic environments receiving untreated hospital effluents
Sneha Kalasseril Girijan; Devika Pillai
J Water Health (2023) 21 (1): 66–80.

Status, social norms, or safety? understanding intended and reported bottled water use in Urban Mashhad, Iran
Seyed Ahmad Mir Mohamad Tabar; Alexandra Brewis; Maryam Sohrabi
J Water Health (2023) 21 (1): 81–93.

Clonal complexes of carbapenem-resistant Klebsiella pneumoniae recovered from community sewage
Pâmela Maria Oliveira; Célio Faria-Junior; Daniely Martins Silva; Larissa Fernandes Matos; Alex Leite Pereira
J Water Health (2023) 21 (1): 94–108.

Sources and microbiological quality of domestic water in three rural communities in the southern Caribbean
Akilah Stewart; Catherine Seepersad; Aliya Hosein; John Agard; Adrian Cashman; Dave Chadee; Adesh Ramsubhag
J Water Health (2023) 21 (1): 109–124.

Vitamin D deficiency in patients with diabetes and its correlation with water fluoride levels
Pramod Kumar; Rasna Gupta; Ankit Gupta
J Water Health (2023) 21 (1): 125–137.

Detection of Acanthamoeba spp. in groundwater sources in a rural area in the Philippines
Mark F F E. Padua; Frederick Ramirez Masangkay; Grecebio Jonathan D. Alejandro; Giovanni De Jesus Milanez
J Water Health (2023) 21 (1): 138–146.

Featured Publications

Relationship between coliphage and Enterococcus at southern California beaches and implications for beach water quality management

Water Research, Volume 230, 15 February 2023, 119383.

Amity G. Zimmer-Faust, John F. Griffith, Joshua A. Steele, Bryan Santos, Yiping Cao, Laralyn Asato, Tania Chiem, Samuel Choi, Arturo Diaz, Joe Guzman, David Laak, Michele Padilla, Jennifer Quach-Cu, Victor Ruiz, Mary Woo, Stephen B. Weisberg

https://www.sciencedirect.com/science/article/pii/S0043135422013288?via%3Dihub

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Most Read in 2022, IWA Publishing

Please find most read papers of IWA journals from the following link:
Most Read in 2022, IWA Publishing

The followings are the most read paers of Journal of Water and Health in 2022:
Effects of face masks and ventilation on the risk of SARS-CoV-2 respiratory transmission in public toilets: a quantitative microbial risk assessment
Thammanitchpol Denpetkul; Monchai Pumkaew; Oranoot Sittipunsakda; Pornsawan Leaungwutiwong; Skorn Mongkolsuk; Kwanrawee Sirikanchana
J Water Health (2022) 20 (2): 300–313.

Interlaboratory comparison of the intensity of drinking water odor and taste by two-way ordinal analysis of variation without replication
Tamar Gadrich; Ilya Kuselman; Francesca R. Pennecchi; D. Brynn Hibbert; Anastasia A. Semenova; Pui Sze Cheow; Vladimir N. Naidenko
J Water Health (2022) 20 (6): 1005–1016.

COVID-19 case prediction via wastewater surveillance in a low-prevalence urban community: a modeling approach
Yifan Zhu; Wakana Oishi; Chikako Maruo; Sewwandi Bandara; Mu Lin; Mayuko Saito; Masaaki Kitajima; Daisuke Sano
J Water Health (2022) 20 (2): 459–470.

The pH of bottled water commercially available in Australia and its implications for oral health
Jeremiah Schmidt; Boyen Huang
J Water Health (2022) 20 (5): 871–876.

Sources, enumerations and inactivation mechanisms of four emerging viruses in aqueous phase
Fahim Hossain
J Water Health (2022) 20 (2): 396–440.

HRWM News

Journal of Water and Health, Volume 20, Issue 12, 1 December 2022

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.

Featured Publications

Longitudinal metatranscriptomic sequencing of Southern California wastewater representing 16 million people from August 2020–21 reveals widespread transcription of antibiotic resistance genes

Water Research, Volume 229, 1 February 2023, 119421.

Jason A.Rothman, Andrew Saghira Seung-Ah Chung, Nicholas Boyajian, Thao Dinh, Jinwoo Kim, Jordan Oval, Vivek Sharavanan, Courtney York, Amity G. Zimmer-Faust, Kylie Langlois, Joshua A. Steele, John F. Griffith, Katrine L. Whiteson

https://www.sciencedirect.com/science/article/pii/S0043135422013665?via%3Dihub

HRWM News

Call for Applications: Huw Taylor Prize 2023

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

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Call for Applications: Willie Grabow Young Investigator Award 2023

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

 

 

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