HEALTH-RELATED WATER MICROBIOLOGY

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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.

Microbial source tracking of fecal contamination in stormwater runoff
Samendra Sherchan; Shalina Shahin; Joshua Alarcon; Hanna Brosky; Collin Potter; Ayokunle Christopher Dada
J Water Health (2022) 20 (9): 1271–1283.

Research needs for optimising wastewater-based epidemiology monitoring for public health protection
Katie Robins; Anne F. C. Leonard; Kata Farkas; David W. Graham; David L. Jones; Barbara Kasprzyk-Hordern; Joshua T. Bunce; Jasmine M. S. Grimsley; Matthew J. Wade; Andrew M. Zealand; Shannon McIntyre-Nolan
J Water Health (2022) 20 (9): 1284–1313.

The drinking water crises of Flint and Havelock North: a failure of public health risk management
S. J. McLaren; M. W. Sahli; S. Selig; S. J. Masten; W. H. Page
J Water Health (2022) 20 (9): 1314–1328.

Health impacts of water and sanitation insecurity in the Global North: a scoping literature review for U.S. colonias on the Mexico border
Madeleine Zheng; Amber Wutich; Alexandra Brewis; Stavros Kavouras
J Water Health (2022) 20 (9): 1329–1342.

Contamination level, source identification and health risk assessment of potentially toxic elements in drinking water sources of mining and non-mining areas of Khyber Pakhtunkhwa, Pakistan
Zahid Imran Bhatti; Muhammad Ishtiaq; Said Akbar Khan; Javed Nawab; Junaid Ghani; Zahid Ullah; Sardar Khan; Shams Ali Baig; Ihsan Muhammad; Zia Ud Din; Asad Khan
J Water Health (2022) 20 (9): 1343–1363.

Quantitative prediction of toxin-producing Aphanizomenon cyanobacteria in freshwaters using Sentinel-2 satellite imagery
Menik Hitihami M. A. S. V. Gunawardana; Kelum Sanjaya; Keerthi S. S. Atapaththu; Ajith L. W. Y. Yapa Mudiyanselage; Kanaji Masakorala; Shirani M. K. Widana Gamage
J Water Health (2022) 20 (9): 1364–1379.

Health risk assessment of fluoride exposure due to groundwater consumption in Romania
Simona Dobrinas; Alina Soceanu; Natalia Manea; Anca Sirbu; Corina Ionela Dumitrescu; Viorica Popescu; Semaghiul Birghila; Nicoleta Matei; Ionela Carazeanu Popovici
J Water Health (2022) 20 (9): 1380–1392.

Legionella colonisation in hot water systems in care homes from two Danish municipalities
Niss Skov Nilsen; Søren Anker Uldum
J Water Health (2022) 20 (9): 1393–1404.

High occurrence of viable forms of Cryptosporidium and Giardia in domestic sewage from an agricultural region of Brazil
Winni Alves Ladeia; Felippe Danyel Cardoso Martins; Beatriz de Souza Lima Nino; Arielle da Cunha Silvério; Ana Clécia da Silva; Raul Ossada; Douglas Aparecido da Silva; João Luis Garcia; Roberta Lemos Freire
J Water Health (2022) 20 (9): 1405–1415.

Virulence markers, adhesion and biofilm formation of Escherichia coli strains isolated from drinking water supplies of north Paraná State, Brazil
Paulo Alfonso Schüroff; Fernanda Batista Andrade; Jacinta Sanchez Pelayo
J Water Health (2022) 20 (9): 1416–1424.

Elevated water lead levels in schools using water from on-site wells
Scott Latham; Jennifer L. Jennings
J Water Health (2022) 20 (9): 1425–1435.

Tap water quality: in the eye of the beholder
Arnt O. Hopland; Sturla F. Kvamsdal
J Water Health (2022) 20 (9): 1436–1444.

A study on drinking water quality in different income groups of Vizianagaram region of India
M. Kiranmai Reddy; N. Priyanka Priyadarshini; Visakha Singh; K.V.N. Suresh Reddy
J Water Health (2022) 20 (9): 1445–1456.

Water consumption habits of a north-western Turkish community: a cross-sectional study
Unal Ayranci; Merve Sezer Yildiz; Ahmet Demirci
J Water Health (2022) 20 (9): 1457–1468.