Poor sanitation in urban slums results in increased prevalence of diseases and pollution of
the environment. Excreta, grey water and solid wastes are the major contributors to the …

Quantitative microbial risk assessment (QMRA), the assessment of microbial risks when
model inputs and estimated health impacts are explicitly quantified, is a valuable tool to …

Infections caused by antibiotic resistant bacteria (ARB) are associated with poor health
outcomes and are recognised globally as a serious health problem. Much research has …

Aims To determine the magnitude of microbial risks from waterborne viruses and bacteria in
Bwaise III in Kampala (Uganda), a typical slum in Sub‐Saharan Africa. Methods and Results …

Although higher microbial concentrations have been reported in sediments than in the
overlying water column, most quantitative microbial risk assessment (QMRA) studies have …

The combination of natural disasters and inadequate infrastructure introduce unique
challenges in providing safe drinking water in low-income countries. For example, Nepal …

The volume of water ingested by swimmers while swimming is of great interest to individuals
who develop risk assessments using quantitative microbial risk assessment or …

Wastewater reuse contributes to closing the nutrient recycling loop as a sustainable way of
managing water resources. Bangkok has over a thousand man-made drainage and …

A quantitative chemical risk assessment was performed using published data as well as
data from the official monitoring programme for the uMsunduzi River in KwaZulu-Natal …

Fecal contamination of water is a worrying problem because it is associated with the
transmission of enteric pathogenic microorganisms that can cause many infectious …