HEALTH-RELATED WATER MICROBIOLOGY

International Water Association, Specialist Group

June 21, 2017

Featured Publications

Using National-Scale Data To Develop Nutrient–Microcystin Relationships That Guide Management Decisions

Environmental Science and Technology, 2017, 51(12), 6972–6980.

Lester L. Yuan, Amina I. Pollard

http://pubs.acs.org/doi/abs/10.1021/acs.est.7b01410

June 21, 2017

Featured Publications

Predictors of Drinking Water Boiling and Bottled Water Consumption in Rural China: A Hierarchical Modeling Approach

Environmental Science and Technology, 2017, 51(12), 6945–6956.

Alasdair Cohen, Qi Zhang, Qing Luo, Yong Tao, John M. ColfordJr, Isha Ray

http://pubs.acs.org/doi/abs/10.1021/acs.est.7b01006

June 16, 2017

Awards

Charles N. Haas of Drexel University will receive the 2017 Clarke Prize Award

The National Water Research Institute (NWRI) announces that Charles N. Haas, Ph.D., will receive the NWRI Athalie Richardson Irvine Clarke Prize for pioneering and applying methods to assess and minimize health risks caused by exposure to disease-causing microorganisms (referred to as pathogens) in water and wastewater.

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June 15, 2017

Featured Publications

Total coliform and E. coli in public water systems using undisinfected ground water in the United States

International Journal of Hygiene and Environmental Health, Volume 220, Issue 4, June 2017, Pages 736–743.

Michael J. Messner, Philip Berger, Julie Javier

https://doi.org/10.1016/j.ijheh.2017.03.003

June 15, 2017

Featured Publications

Microbiological quality of water in a city with persistent and recurrent waterborne diseases under tropical sub-rural conditions: The case of Kikwit City, Democratic Republic of the Congo

International Journal of Hygiene and Environmental Health, Volume 220, Issue 5, July 2017, Pages 820–828.

Alexis B. Nienie, Periyasamy Sivalingam, Amandine Laffite, Patience Ngelinkoto, Jean-Paul Otamonga, Alphonse Matand, Crispin K. Mulaji, Emmanuel M. Biey, Pius T. Mpiana, John Poté

https://doi.org/10.1016/j.ijheh.2017.03.011

June 12, 2017

Featured Publications

Tetraselmis as a challenge organism for validation of ballast water UV systems

Water Research, Volume 121, 15 September 2017, Pages 311–319.

Zhe Sun, Ernest R. Blatchley III

https://doi.org/10.1016/j.watres.2017.05.052

June 12, 2017

Featured Publications

Incidence of gastrointestinal illness following wet weather recreational exposures: Harmonization of quantitative microbial risk assessment with an epidemiologic investigation of surfers

Water Research, Volume 121, 15 September 2017, Pages 280–289.

Jeffrey A. Soller, Mary Schoen, Joshua A. Steele, John F. Griffith, Kenneth C. Schiff

https://doi.org/10.1016/j.watres.2017.05.017

June 12, 2017

Featured Publications

Bacteriophage removal efficiency as a validation and operational monitoring tool for virus reduction in wastewater reclamation: Review

Water Research, Volume 121, 15 September 2017, Pages 258–269.

Mohan Amarasiri, Masaaki Kitajima, Thanh H. Nguyen, Satoshi Okabe, Daisuke Sano

https://doi.org/10.1016/j.watres.2017.05.035

June 12, 2017

Featured Publications

Evaluation of methods to sample fecal indicator bacteria in foreshore sand and pore water at freshwater beaches

Water Research, Volume 121, 15 September 2017, Pages 204–212.

Laura J. Vogel, Thomas A. Edge, Denis M. O’Carroll, Helena M. Solo-Gabriele, Caitlin S.E. Kushnir, Clare E. Robinson

https://doi.org/10.1016/j.watres.2017.05.021

June 11, 2017

HRWM News

The latest issue of Journal of Water and Health

Journal of Water and Health
June 2017; Vol. 15, No. 3

Measuring sporadic gastrointestinal illness associated with drinking water – an overview of methodologies
John Bylund; Jonas Toljander; Maria Lysén; Niloofar Rasti; Jannes Engqvist; Magnus Simonsson
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Polysulfone ultrafiltration membrane incorporated with Ag-SiO2 nanohybrid for effective fouling control
Huiqing Wu; Jing Huang; Yuejun Liu

Comparison of MI, Chromocult® coliform, and Compass CC chromogenic culture-based methods to detect Escherichia coli and total coliforms in water using 16S rRNA sequencing for colony identification
Andrée F. Maheux; Sébastien Bouchard; Ève Bérubé; Michel G. Bergeron

Effects of drinking desalinated seawater on cell viability and proliferation
Camila Longhi Macarrão; André Luis Lacerda Bachi; Mario Mariano; Lucia Jamli Abel

Effect of trihalomethanes (chloroform and bromoform) on human haematological count
Asna Lodhi; Imran Hashmi; Habib Nasir; Romana Khan

Removals of cryptosporidium parvum oocysts and cryptosporidium-sized polystyrene microspheres from swimming pool water by diatomaceous earth filtration and perlite-sand filtration
Ping Lu; James E. Amburgey; Vincent R. Hill; Jennifer L. Murphy; Chandra L. Schneeberger; Michael J. Arrowood; Tao Yuan

From urban municipalities to polar bioremediation: the characterisation and contribution of biogenic minerals for water treatment
Benjamin L. Freidman; Kathy A. Northcott; Peta Thiel; Sally L. Gras; Ian Snape; Geoff W. Stevens; Kathryn A. Mumford

Occurrence of Legionella in showers at recreational facilities
Patrizia De Filippis; Cinzia Mozzetti; Massimo Amicosante; Gian Loreto D’Alò; Alessandra Messina; Donatella Varrenti; Roberto Giammattei; Floriana Di Giorgio; Stefania Corradi; Alberto D’Auria; Roberta Fraietta; Rosanna Gabrieli

Microbiological quality of ice and ice machines used in food establishments
Hamparsun Hampikyan; Enver Baris Bingol; Omer Cetin; Hilal Colak

Application of long amplicon propidium monoazide-PCR to assess the effects of temperature and background microbiota on pathogens in river water
Avid Banihashemi; Michele I. Van Dyke; Peter M. Huck

Ingestion of swimming pool water by recreational swimmers
A. P. Dufour; T. D. Behymer; R. Cantú; M. Magnuson; L. J. Wymer

Mortality from selected diseases that can be transmitted by water – United States, 2003–2009
J. W. Gargano; E. A. Adam; S. A. Collier; K. E. Fullerton; S. J. Feinman; M. J. Beach

Predicting water filter and bottled water use in Appalachia: a community-scale case study
Jonas G. Levêque; Robert C. Burns

Comparative study of physico-chemical parameters of drinking water from some longevity and non-longevity areas of China
Yajun Du; Kunli Luo; Rahib Hussain

June 8, 2017

Featured Publications

Free chlorine and monochloramine inactivation kinetics of Aspergillus and Penicillium in drinking water

Water Research, Volume 120, 1 September 2017, Pages 265–271.

Xiao Ma, Kyle Bibby.

http://www.sciencedirect.com/science/article/pii/S0043135417303329

June 7, 2017

Featured Publications

How Much Will It Cost To Monitor Microbial Drinking Water Quality in Sub-Saharan Africa?

Environmental Science and Technology, 2017, 51 (11), 5869–5878.

Caroline Delaire, Rachel Peletz, Emily Kumpel, Joyce Kisiangani, Robert Bain, Ranjiv Khush

http://pubs.acs.org/doi/abs/10.1021/acs.est.6b06442

May 28, 2017

Featured Publications

International high-risk clones of Klebsiella pneumoniae KPC-2/CC258 and Escherichia coli CTX-M-15/CC10 in urban lake waters

Science of The Total Environment, Volume 598, 15 November 2017, Pages 910–915.

Tatiane Nascimento, Rodrigo Cantamessa, Luana Melo, Miriam R. Fernandes, Edmir Fraga, Milena Dropa, Maria I.Z. Sato, Louise Cerdeira, Nilton Lincopan

http://www.sciencedirect.com/science/article/pii/S0048969717307283

May 28, 2017

Featured Publications

Cyanobacteria blooms in water: Italian guidelines to assess and manage the risk associated to bathing and recreational activities

Science of The Total Environment, Volume 598, 15 November 2017, Pages 867–880.

Enzo Funari, Maura Manganelli, Franca M. Buratti, Emanuela Testai

http://www.sciencedirect.com/science/article/pii/S0048969717307647

May 28, 2017

Featured Publications

Occurrence and removal efficiency of parasitic protozoa in Swedish wastewater treatment plants

Science of The Total Environment, Volume 598, 15 November 2017, Pages 821–827.

Björn Berglund, Olaf Dienus, Ekaterina Sokolova, Emma Berglind, Andreas Matussek, Thomas Pettersson, Per-Eric Lindgren

http://www.sciencedirect.com/science/article/pii/S0048969717308434

HEALTH-RELATED WATER MICROBIOLOGY

Using National-Scale Data To Develop Nutrient–Microcystin Relationships That Guide Management Decisions

Predictors of Drinking Water Boiling and Bottled Water Consumption in Rural China: A Hierarchical Modeling Approach

Charles N. Haas of Drexel University will receive the 2017 Clarke Prize Award

Total coliform and E. coli in public water systems using undisinfected ground water in the United States

Microbiological quality of water in a city with persistent and recurrent waterborne diseases under tropical sub-rural conditions: The case of Kikwit City, Democratic Republic of the Congo

Tetraselmis as a challenge organism for validation of ballast water UV systems

Incidence of gastrointestinal illness following wet weather recreational exposures: Harmonization of quantitative microbial risk assessment with an epidemiologic investigation of surfers

Bacteriophage removal efficiency as a validation and operational monitoring tool for virus reduction in wastewater reclamation: Review

Evaluation of methods to sample fecal indicator bacteria in foreshore sand and pore water at freshwater beaches

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Free chlorine and monochloramine inactivation kinetics of Aspergillus and Penicillium in drinking water

How Much Will It Cost To Monitor Microbial Drinking Water Quality in Sub-Saharan Africa?

International high-risk clones of Klebsiella pneumoniae KPC-2/CC258 and Escherichia coli CTX-M-15/CC10 in urban lake waters

Cyanobacteria blooms in water: Italian guidelines to assess and manage the risk associated to bathing and recreational activities

Occurrence and removal efficiency of parasitic protozoa in Swedish wastewater treatment plants

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