Water is essential for the life, but many people lack the accessibility to clean and healthy
drinking water and die as a consequence of water-borne infections. Microorganism …

A variety of pathogenic microorganisms can survive in the drinking water distribution
systems (DWDS) by forming stable biofilms and, thus, continually disseminating their …

Many diseases have been associated with poor drinking water quality including diseases
caused by diarrheagenic pathogens, especially in developing countries where access to a …

Background The widespread nature of plastic pollution has given rise to wide scientific and
social concern regarding the capacity of these materials to serve as vectors for pathogenic …

The consumption of microbiologically contaminated water poses serious threats to human
health in the form of outbreaks of severe waterborne diseases. The accurate detection and …

Faecal pollution in aquatic environments is a worldwide public health concern, yet the
reliability and comprehensiveness of the methods used to assess faecal contamination are …

The integrated monitoring system of water quality is eminently reliant on water quality trend
data. This study aims to obtain water quality patterns related to land-use change over a …

This study aimed to assess the influence of treated wastewater disposal on Ria Formosa
coastal lagoon (South Portugal), the largest national producer of bivalve mollusks. Water …

Globally, water-based bathing pastimes are important for both mental and physical health.
However, exposure to waterborne organisms could present a substantial public health …

Escherichia coli are fecal indicator bacteria that reach waterbodies through aging and failing
infrastructure in cities. Exposure to pathogens in untreated sewage can result in …