HEALTH-RELATED WATER MICROBIOLOGY

International Water Association, Specialist Group

August 8, 2018

Featured Publications

Real-Time Nowcasting of Microbiological Water Quality at Recreational Beaches: A Wavelet and Artificial Neural Network-Based Hybrid Modeling Approach

Environmental Science and Technology, 2018, 52(15), 8446–8455.

Juan Zhang, Han Qiu, Xiaoyu Li, Jie Niu, Meredith B. Nevers, Xiaonong Hu, and Mantha S. Phanikumar

https://pubs.acs.org/doi/10.1021/acs.est.8b01022

August 2, 2018

Featured Publications

Poikilothermic Animals as a Previously Unrecognized Source of Fecal Indicator Bacteria in a Backwater Ecosystem of a Large River

Applied and Environmental Microbiology, August 2018, vol. 84 no. 16, e00715-18.

Christina Frick, Julia Vierheilig, Rita Linke Domenico Savio, Horst Zornig, Roswitha Antensteiner, Christian Baumgartner, Christian Bucher, Alfred P. Blaschke, Julia Derx, Alexander K. T. Kirschner, Gabriela Ryzinska-Paier, René Mayer, Dagmar Seidl, Theodossia Nadiotis-Tsaka, Regina Sommer and Andreas H. Farnleitner

http://aem.asm.org/content/84/16/e00715-18.abstract

August 2, 2018

Featured Publications

Comparison of the Legiolert™/Quanti-Tray® MPN test for the enumeration of Legionella pneumophila from potable water samples with the German regulatory requirements methods ISO 11731-2 and ISO 11731

International Journal of Hygiene and Environmental Health, Volume 221, Issue 7, August 2018, Pages 1047-1053.

Kirsten Spies, Stefan Pleischl, Bernd Lange, Bettina Langer, Iris Hübner, Lars Jurzik, Katrin Luden, Martin Exner

https://www.sciencedirect.com/science/article/pii/S1438463917306818

July 17, 2018

Featured Publications

Quantifying the Relative Contributions of Environmental Sources to the Microbial Community in an Urban Stream under Dry and Wet Weather Conditions

Applied and Environmental Microbiology, August 2018, vol. 84, no. 15, e00896-18.

Darshan Baral, Allison Speicher, Bruce Dvorak, David Admiraal and Xu Li

http://aem.asm.org/content/84/15/e00896-18.abstract

July 16, 2018

Jobs

Grant application with a french innovative company in Paris

Individual Fellowships (IF) are a great option if you are an experienced researcher looking to give your career a boost by working abroad. They offer exciting new learning opportunities and a chance to add some sparkle to your CV.

Individual Fellowships
https://ec.europa.eu/research/mariecurieactions/actions/individual-fellowships_en

July 13, 2018

Featured Publications

Reduction of antibiotic resistome and integron-integrase genes in laboratory-scale photobioreactors treating municipal wastewater

Water Research, Volume 142, 1 October 2018, Pages 363-372.

Hiie Nõlvak, Marika Truu, Kristjan Oopkaup, Kärt Kanger, Ivo Krustok, Emma Nehrenheim, Jaak Truu

https://www.sciencedirect.com/science/article/pii/S0043135418304585

July 13, 2018

Featured Publications

Application of a salivary immunoassay in a prospective community study of waterborne infections

Water Research, Volume 142, 1 October 2018, Pages 289-300.

Andrey I. Egorov, Shannon M. Griffin, Honorine D. Ward, Kevin Reilly, G. Shay Fout, Timothy J. Wade

https://www.sciencedirect.com/science/article/pii/S0043135418304020

July 13, 2018

Featured Publications

Induction of Escherichia coli into a VBNC state through chlorination/chloramination and differences in characteristics of the bacterium between states

Water Research, Volume 142, 1 October 2018, Pages 279-288.

Sheng Chena, Xi Li, Yahong Wang, Jie Zeng, Chengsong Ye, Xianping Li, Lizheng Guo, Shenghua Zhang, Xin Yu

https://www.sciencedirect.com/science/article/pii/S0043135418304330

July 13, 2018

Featured Publications

A uniform bacterial growth potential assay for different water types

Water Research, Volume 142, 1 October 2018, Pages 227-235.

Nadia Farhat, Frederik Hammes, Emmanuelle Prest, Johannes Vrouwenvelder

https://www.sciencedirect.com/science/article/pii/S0043135418304548

July 12, 2018

Featured Publications

Multi-tiered approach utilizing microbial source tracking and human associated-IMS/ATP for surveillance of human fecal contamination in Baja California, Mexico

Science of The Total Environment, Volumes 640–641, 1 November 2018, Pages 475-484.

Amity G.Zimmer-Faust, Vanessa Thulsiraj, Christine M. Lee, Victoria Whitener, Megan Rugh, Leopoldo Mendoza-Espinosa, Jennifer A. Jay

https://www.sciencedirect.com/science/article/pii/S0048969718318217

July 12, 2018

Featured Publications

Effects of bacterial pollution caused by a strong typhoon event and the restoration of a recreational beach: Transitions of fecal bacterial counts and bacterial flora in beach sand

Science of The Total Environment, Volumes 640–641, 1 November 2018, Pages 52-61.

Yoshihiro Suzuki, Kotaro Teranishi, Tomonori Matsuwaki, Kei Nukazawa, Yoshitoshi Ogura

https://www.sciencedirect.com/science/article/pii/S004896971831917X

July 2, 2018

Featured Publications

Human-Associated Lachnospiraceae Genetic Markers Improve Detection of Fecal Pollution Sources in Urban Waters

Applied and Environmental Microbiology, July 2018 vol.84, no.14 e00309-18.

Shuchen Feng, Melinda Bootsma and Sandra L. McLellan

http://aem.asm.org/content/84/14/e00309-18.abstract

July 2, 2018

Featured Publications

Occurrence of Traditional and Alternative Fecal Indicators in Tropical Urban Environments under Different Land Use Patterns

Applied and Environmental Microbiology, July 2018 vol.84, no.14, e00287-18.

Nazanin Saeidi, Xiaoqiong Gu, Ngoc Han Tran, Shin Giek Goh, Masaaki Kitajima, Ariel Kushmaro, Bradley William Schmitz and Karina Yew-Hoong Gin

http://aem.asm.org/content/84/14/e00287-18.abstract

June 29, 2018

HRWM News

Journal of Water and Health, June 2018, Vol. 16, Issue 3

Faecal contamination and visual clarity in New Zealand rivers: correlation of key variables affecting swimming suitability
Rob Davies-Colley; Amanda Valois; Juliet Milne
Journal of Water and Health 2018 Jun, 16 (3) 329-339.

pH dependent octanol–water partitioning coefficients of microcystin congeners
James McCord; Johnsie R. Lang; Donna Hill; Mark Strynar; Neil Chernoff
Journal of Water and Health 2018 Jun, 16 (3) 340-345.

Open Access!!!
Microorganism levels in spray from warm-water bidet toilet seats: factors affecting total viable and heterotrophic plate counts, and examination of the fluctuations and origins of Pseudomonas aeruginosa
Toru Iyo; Keiko Asakura; Makiko Nakano; Kazuyuki Omae
Journal of Water and Health 2018 Jun, 16 (3) 346-358.

Open Access!!!
Locally produced hydrogen sulphide detecting water quality test kits increase household level monitoring in rural Tanzania
Fatuma Matwewe; Kate Hyland; Jacqueline Thomas
Journal of Water and Health 2018 Jun, 16 (3) 359-368.
Supplementary Data

Consumer water quality evaluation of private and public drinking water sources
Drew M. Gholson; Diane E. Boellstorff; Scott R. Cummings; Kevin L. Wagner; Monty C. Dozier
Journal of Water and Health 2018 Jun, 16 (3) 369-379.

Fate of Escherichia coli in dialysis device exposed into sewage influent and activated sludge
Porsry Ung; Chanthol Peng; Sokunsreiroat Yuk; Vannak Ann; Hasika Mith; Reasmey Tan; Kazuhiko Miyanaga; Yasunori Tanji
Journal of Water and Health 2018 Jun, 16 (3) 380-390.

A PVC-pipe device as a sanitary barrier for improving rainwater quality for drinking purposes in the Brazilian semiarid region
José Roberto Santo de Carvalho; Julio Luz; Sylvana Melo Santos; Sávia Gavazza
Journal of Water and Health 2018 Jun, 16 (3) 391-402.

Open Access!!!
Assessment of drinking water suitability in low income rural areas: a case study in Sixaola, Costa Rica
Leonardo Mena-Rivera; José Quirós-Vega
Journal of Water and Health 2018 Jun, 16 (3) 403-413.
Supplementary Data

In-situ electrochemical Fe(VI) for removal of microcystin-LR from drinking water: comparing dosing of the ferrate ion by electrochemical and chemical means
K. L. Dubrawski; M. Cataldo; Z. Dubrawski; A. Mazumder; D. P. Wilkinson; M. Mohseni
Journal of Water and Health 2018 Jun, 16 (3) 414-424.
Supplementary Data

Open Access!!!
Assessing natural mineral water microbiology quality in the absence of cultivable pathogen bacteria
Michele Totaro; Beatrice Casini; Paola Valentini; Mario Miccoli; Pier Luigi Lopalco; Angelo Baggiani
Journal of Water and Health 2018 Jun, 16 (3) 425-434.

Cryptosporidium parvum decay during air drying and stockpiling of mesophilic anaerobically digested sewage sludge in a simulation experiment and oocyst counts in sludge collected from operational treatment lagoons in Victoria, Australia
Frederic E. Kong; Margaret A. Deighton; Nerida A. Thurbon; Stephen R. Smith; Duncan A. Rouch
Journal of Water and Health 2018 Jun, 16 (3) 435-448.

A quantitative analysis of swimming pool recirculation system efficiency
Amir Alansari; James Amburgey; Nathan Madding
Journal of Water and Health 2018 Jun, 16 (3) 449-459.

Detection of Salmonella in the intestine of Hypostomus plecostomus from the upper San Marcos River, Texas
Anna Y. Gates; Trina M. Guerra; Fritzina B. Morrison; Michael R. J. Forstner; Thomas B. Hardy; Dittmar Hahn
Journal of Water and Health 2018 Jun, 16 (3) 460-471.

Sea water desalination and removal of iodine: effect on thyroid function
Gideon Koren; Yona Amitai; Meital Shlezinger; Rachel Katz; Varda Shalev
Journal of Water and Health 2018 Jun, 16 (3) 472-475.

Distribution of natural radionuclides and radon concentration in the riverine environs of Cauvery, South India
C. S. Kaliprasad; Y. Narayana
Journal of Water and Health 2018 Jun, 16 (3) 476-486.

Open Access!!!
Reservoirs of faecal indicator bacteria in well-head hand pumps in Bangladesh
Thomas H. Osborne; Seamus A. Ward; Kazi M. Ahmed; Joanne M. Santini
Journal of Water and Health 2018 Jun, 16 (3) 487-490.

June 28, 2018

Featured Publications

Impact of UVA pre-radiation on UVC disinfection performance: Inactivation, repair and mechanism study

Water Research, Volume 141, 15 September 2018, Pages 279-288.

Y. Xiao, X. N. Chu, M. He, X. C. Liu, J. Y. Hu

https://www.sciencedirect.com/science/article/pii/S0043135418303890

HEALTH-RELATED WATER MICROBIOLOGY

Real-Time Nowcasting of Microbiological Water Quality at Recreational Beaches: A Wavelet and Artificial Neural Network-Based Hybrid Modeling Approach

Poikilothermic Animals as a Previously Unrecognized Source of Fecal Indicator Bacteria in a Backwater Ecosystem of a Large River

Comparison of the Legiolert™/Quanti-Tray® MPN test for the enumeration of Legionella pneumophila from potable water samples with the German regulatory requirements methods ISO 11731-2 and ISO 11731

Quantifying the Relative Contributions of Environmental Sources to the Microbial Community in an Urban Stream under Dry and Wet Weather Conditions

Grant application with a french innovative company in Paris

Reduction of antibiotic resistome and integron-integrase genes in laboratory-scale photobioreactors treating municipal wastewater

Application of a salivary immunoassay in a prospective community study of waterborne infections

Induction of Escherichia coli into a VBNC state through chlorination/chloramination and differences in characteristics of the bacterium between states

A uniform bacterial growth potential assay for different water types

Multi-tiered approach utilizing microbial source tracking and human associated-IMS/ATP for surveillance of human fecal contamination in Baja California, Mexico

Effects of bacterial pollution caused by a strong typhoon event and the restoration of a recreational beach: Transitions of fecal bacterial counts and bacterial flora in beach sand

Human-Associated Lachnospiraceae Genetic Markers Improve Detection of Fecal Pollution Sources in Urban Waters

Occurrence of Traditional and Alternative Fecal Indicators in Tropical Urban Environments under Different Land Use Patterns

Journal of Water and Health, June 2018, Vol. 16, Issue 3

Impact of UVA pre-radiation on UVC disinfection performance: Inactivation, repair and mechanism study

Water-Related Disease News

Recent Posts

Archives

Annual archive

Categories

Recent Comments

ABOUT US