In the more than 15 years since its introduction, quantitative microbial risk assessment
(QMRA) has become a widely used technique for assessing population health risk posed by …

The role of vegetables usually consumed without prior culinary treatment is known to
contribute to the prevalence of foodborne diseases. Cysts and oocysts can contaminate …

Highlights•A waterborne pathogen and disease modelling and scenario analysis framework
are presented.•The framework will provide a better understanding of disease burden in data …

To determine the priority hazard in drinking water, disability-adjusted life years (DALYs)
method was used to evaluate the disease burden induced by trihalomethanes (THMs) and …

The presence of Cryptosporidium and Giardia in waste water is a main concern because
water reuse for irrigation can jeopardize human health. Spanish Legislation for water reuse …

Mixture of metals and herbicides in rivers may pose relevant risks for the health of
surrounding communities. Humans may be exposed to river pollution through intake of …

Water supply suspension–restoration can occur frequently due to the overhauling of civil
infrastructure in developing countries and the shutdown of commercial buildings during the …

The performance of conventional drinking water treatment plants (WTPs) can be improved
using quantitative microbial risk assessment (QMRA). A QMRA study on Cryptosporidium …

The presence of waterborne microbial (including viral) pathogens, in wastewater poses a
potential risk to human health when wastewaters are reused either directly or indirectly …

Recent studies have shown that long-term exposure to low-level arsenic (< 10 μg/L) may
cause human health problems. However, the induced cancer risks and differences among …