Very happy to announce the 2018 citation ranking of JWH papers (as of Jan 24, 2019, counted by Mohan Amarasiri, Tohoku University, Japan, using Web of Science). We really appreciate all reviewers and authors to support our Journal!!!

1. Waterborne transmission of protozoan parasites: a worldwide review of outbreaks and lessons learnt

Karanis P, Kourenti C, Smith H

2007, 5(1) 1-38

33 times cited in 2018 (380 times in total)

2. Are microbial indicators and pathogens correlated? A statistical analysis of 40 years of research

Wu J, Long SC, Das D, Dorner SM

2011, 9(2), 265-278

21 times cited in 2018 (126 times in total)

3. Mycobacterium avium in a shower linked to pulmonary disease

Joseph O. Falkinham, III ,Michael D. Iseman, Petra de Haas, Dick van Soolingen

2008, 6(2), 209–213

12 times cited in 2018 (104 times in total)

Papers published in 2017

1. Safe drinking water and waterborne outbreaks

N. A. Moreira, M. Bondelind

2017, 15(1), 83-96

8 times cited in 2018 (9 times in total)

2. Towards a research agenda for water, sanitation and antimicrobial resistance

Susanne Wuijts, Harold H. J. L. van den Berg, Jennifer Miller, Lydia Abebe, Mark Sobsey, Antoine Andremont, Kate O. Medlicott, Mark W. J. van Passel, Ana Maria de Roda Husman

2017, 15(2), 175-184

6 times cited in 2017 (9 times in total)

2. Sources of pharmaceuticals and personal care products in swimming pools

Laura M. Suppes, Ching-Hua Huang, Wan-Ning Lee, Kyle J. Brockman

2017, 15(5), 829-833

6 times cited in 2017 (6 times in total)

Papers publisehd in 2016

1. Human infective potential of Cryptosporidium spp., Giardia duodenalis and Enterocytozoon bieneusi in urban wastewater treatment plant effluents

Jiawen Ma, Yaoyu Feng, Yue Hu, Eric N. Villegas, Lihua Xia

2016, 14(3), 411-423

10 times cited in 2018 (15 times in total)

2. Removal of Cryptosporidium by wastewater treatment processes: a review

Nasser AM

2016, 14(1), 1-13

9 times cited in 2018 (16 times in total)

3. Impact of providing in-home water service on the rates of infectious diseases: results from four communities in Western Alaska

T. K. Thomas, T. Ritter, D. Bruden, M. Bruce, K. Byrd, R. Goldberger, J. Dobson, K. Hickel, J. Smith, T. Hennessy

2016, 14(1), 132-141

7 times cited in 2018 (14 times in total)

January 15, 2019

Featured Publications

Occurrence of microbial indicators, pathogenic bacteria and viruses in tropical surface waters subject to contrasting land use

Water Research, Volume 150, 1 March 2019, Pages 200-215.

Shin Giek Goh, Nazanin Saeidi, Xiaoqiong Gu, Genevieve Gabrielle Rose Vergara, Liang Liang, Haoming Fang, Masaaki Kitajima, Ariel Kushmaro, Karina Yew-Hoong Gin

https://www.sciencedirect.com/science/article/pii/S0043135418309874

January 15, 2019

Featured Publications

Artificial neural networks as emulators of process-based models to analyse bathing water quality in estuaries

Water Research, Volume 150, 1 March 2019, Pages 283-295.

Javier García-Alba, Javier F. Bárcena, Carlos Ugarteburu, Andrés García

https://www.sciencedirect.com/science/article/pii/S0043135418309928

January 10, 2019

Projects

Sanitation System Technologies: Preliminary Treatment & Primary Sedimentation

Global Water Pathogen Project

Newsletter Vol. 5, Issue 1
January 9, 2019

https://mailchi.mp/5e61420cf5fa/gwpp-newsletter-vol-5-issue-1?e=e1e2204839

January 7, 2019

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Journal of Water and Health, December 2018, Vol. 16, Issue 6

An exploration of disinfection by-products formation and governing factors in chlorinated swimming pool water
Huma Ilyas; Ilyas Masih; Jan Peter van der Hoek
J Water Health (2018) 16 (6): 861-892.

Critical elements for local Indigenous water security in Canada: a narrative review
Tessa Latchmore; C. J. Schuster-Wallace; Dan Roronhiakewen Longboat; Sarah E. Dickson-Anderson; Anna Majury
J Water Health (2018) 16 (6): 893-903.

Evaluation of Moringa oleifera seed extract by extraction time: effect on coagulation efficiency and extract characteristic
Youmi Jung; Yoonhee Jung; Minhwan Kwon; Homin Kye; Yirga Weldu Abrha; Joon-Wun Kang
J Water Health (2018) 16 (6): 904-913.

Interaction between typical sulfonamides and bacterial diversity in drinking water
Qing Wu; Shuqun Li; Xiaofei Zhao; Xinhua Zhao
J Water Health (2018) 16 (6): 914-920.

Removal of Escherichia coli from well water using continuous laminar flow in a channel system containing PPy/Cu modified electrodes
M. B. González; L. I. Brugnoni; D. O. Flamini; L. M. Quinzani; S. B. Saidman
J Water Health (2018) 16 (6): 921-929.

Assessment of microbial quality of household water output from desalination systems by the heterotrophic plate count method
Ahmad Reza Yari; Mohammad Javad Mohammadi; Sahar Geravandi; Zohreh Doosti; Soudabeh Alizadeh Matboo; Shahram Arsang Jang; Shahram Nazari
J Water Health (2018) 16 (6): 930-937.

Evaluation of denaturing gradient gel electrophoresis for the detection of mycobacterial species and their potential association with waterborne pathogens
G. Aboagye; M. T. Rowe
J Water Health (2018) 16 (6): 938-946.

Health risk of swimming pool disinfection by-products: a regulatory perspective
Tamás Pándics; Ádám Hofer; Gyula Dura; Márta Vargha; Tamás Szigeti; Erika Tóth
J Water Health (2018) 16 (6): 947-957.

Storage of aerobic granular sludge embedded in agar and its reactivation by real wastewater
Yuanyuan Cheng; Xinpeng Xuan; Linan Zhang; Jue Zhao; Bei Long
J Water Health (2018) 16 (6): 958-969.

Rotavirus analyses by SYBR Green real-time PCR and microbiological contamination in bivalves cultivated in coastal water of Amazonian Brazil
A. N. R. Marinho; D. C. C. Rocha; Y. K. Kanai; C. M. Alves; D. C. Costa; A. H. Sousa; B. C. V. Barros; M. C. M. S. Bonfim; J. D. P. Mascarenhas
J Water Health (2018) 16 (6): 970-979.

OPEN ACCESS!!!Pathogens in crop production systems irrigated with low-quality water in Bolivia
Luis Fernando Perez-Mercado; Cecilia Lalander; Abraham Joel; Jakob Ottoson; Mercedes Iriarte; Carla Oporto; Björn Vinnerås
J Water Health (2018) 16 (6): 980-990.

River water analysis using a multiparametric approach: Portuguese river as a case study
Ana Barbosa-Vasconcelos; Ângelo Mendes; Flávia Martins; Elisabete Lopes; Ana Machado; Adriano A. Bordalo; Paulo Vaz-Pires; Natividade Vieira; Paulo Martins da Costa; Lucinda J. Bessa
J Water Health (2018) 16 (6): 991-1006.

Enterococci as a key parameter for water quality index: Purires River, Costa Rica
Luz Chacón; Víctor Arias; Kenia Barrantes; Wilson Beita-Sandí; Liliana Reyes; Rosario Achí
J Water Health (2018) 16 (6): 1007-1017.

OPEN ACCESS!!!Water quality, availability, and acute gastroenteritis on the Navajo Nation – a pilot case-control study
Scott P. Grytdal; Robert Weatherholtz; Douglas H. Esposito; James Campbell; Raymond Reid; Nicole Gregoricus; Chandra Schneeberger; Tina S. Lusk; Lihua Xiao; Nancy Garrett; Cheryl Bopp; Laura L. Hammitt; Jan Vinjé; Vincent R. Hill; Katherine L. O’Brien; Aron J. Hall
J Water Health (2018) 16 (6): 1018-1028.

Snow angels – the microbiology of freshly fallen snow: implications for immunocompromised patients
John E. Moore; John McCaughan; Jonathan Stirling; Jane Bell; B. Cherie Millar
J Water Health (2018) 16 (6): 1029-1032.

Beyond reasonable drought: hotspots reveal a link between the ‘Big Dry’ and cryptosporidiosis in Australia’s Murray Darling Basin
Aparna Lal; Paul Konings
J Water Health (2018) 16 (6): 1033-1037.

December 25, 2018

Events

Call for Abstract: 20th Symposium on Health-Related Water Microbiology

Please find the call for abstract of 20th Symposium on Health-Related Water Microbiology, Vienna, Austria (15-20 Sep. 2019).

HRWM Announcement Folder_2019_Web

The important dates are as follow:

15 January 2019: Submission opens for abstracts, abstracts for YWP and scholarships for authors from developing countries
15 April 2019: Submission closes
30 May 2019: Notification of acceptance
30 June 2019: Early Bird Registration Deadline

December 19, 2018

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