Food-borne and water-borne diseases under climate change in low-and middle-income countries: Further efforts needed for reducing environmental health exposure …

G Cissé - Acta tropica, 2019 - Elsevier
This paper provides a view of the major facts and figures related to infectious diseases with
a focus on food-borne and water-borne diseases and their link with environmental factors …

A review of water quality responses to air temperature and precipitation changes 2: nutrients, algal blooms, sediment, pathogens

R Coffey, MJ Paul, J Stamp, A Hamilton… - JAWRA Journal of the …, 2019 - Wiley Online Library
In this paper we review the published, scientific literature addressing the response of
nutrients, sediment, pathogens, and cyanobacterial blooms to historical and potential future …

[HTML][HTML] Socioeconomic variables explain rural disparities in US mortality rates: Implications for rural health research and policy

AS Long, AL Hanlon, KL Pellegrin - SSM-Population Health, 2018 - Elsevier
Objectives Rural disparities in age-adjusted mortality are growing in the United States. While
socioeconomic variables have been found to explain significant variation in life expectancy …

Climate change and water-related infectious diseases

G Nichols, I Lake, C Heaviside - Atmosphere, 2018 - mdpi.com
Background: Water-related, including waterborne, diseases remain important sources of
morbidity and mortality worldwide, but particularly in developing countries. The potential for …

Comprehensive review of conventional and state-of-the-art detection methods of Cryptosporidium

G Luka, E Samiei, N Tasnim, A Dalili, H Najjaran… - Journal of Hazardous …, 2022 - Elsevier
Cryptosporidium is a critical waterborne protozoan pathogen found in water resources that
have been a major cause of death and serious illnesses worldwide, costing millions of …

Private wells and rural health: groundwater contaminants of emerging concern

D Lee, HM Murphy - Current environmental health reports, 2020 - Springer
Abstract Purpose of Review Approximately 12% of the population in the US and Canada rely
on federally unregulated private wells, which are common in rural areas and may be …

[HTML][HTML] A waterborne outbreak of multiple diarrhoeagenic Escherichia coli infections associated with drinking water at a school camp

J Park, JS Kim, S Kim, E Shin, KH Oh, Y Kim… - International Journal of …, 2018 - Elsevier
Abstract Background In June 2015, a local public health laboratory was notified that students
had developed gastroenteritis symptoms after attending a camp. An outbreak investigation …

Analysis of a large spatiotemporal groundwater quality dataset, Ontario 2010–2017: Informing human health risk assessment and testing guidance for private drinking …

T Latchmore, P Hynds, RS Brown… - Science of the Total …, 2020 - Elsevier
Approximately 1.5 million individuals in Ontario are supplied by private water wells (private
groundwater supplies). Unlike municipal supplies, private well water quality remains …

Factors affecting particle-microorganism association and UV disinfection: effect of source water, organics, and particle characteristics

MS Makuei, NM Peleato - Journal of Water Process Engineering, 2023 - Elsevier
Ultraviolet (UV) disinfection is usually applied following filtration to reduce particulate
concentrations and improve disinfection effectiveness. However, there is a desire to avoid …

Drinking water management and governance in Canada: an innovative Plan-Do-Check-Act (PDCA) framework for a safe drinking water supply

T Bereskie, MJ Rodriguez, R Sadiq - Environmental management, 2017 - Springer
Drinking water management in Canada is complex, with a decentralized, three-tiered
governance structure responsible for safe drinking water throughout the country. The current …