Water-borne pathogen contamination in water resources and related diseases are a major
water quality concern throughout the world. Increasing interest in controlling water-borne …

There is increasing evidence that consumption of raw fresh produce is a major factor
contributing to human gastrointestinal illness. A wide variety of pathogens contribute to …

Tree-based machine learning models based on environmental features offer low-cost and
timely solutions for predicting microbial fecal contamination in beach water to inform the …

The COVID-19 pandemic has stimulated wastewater-based surveillance, allowing public
health to track the epidemic by monitoring the concentration of the genetic fingerprints of …

Escherichia coli bacteria are commonly used as indicator organisms to designate of
impaired surface waters and to guide the design of management practices to prevent fecal …

Microbiological quality of waters must be assessed to ensure that no health risk due to
pathogenic microorganisms is associated with its use. As it is impossible to measure the …

Escherichia coli release from streambed sediments may substantially affect microbial water
quality. Models of E. coli release and transport commonly use a single set of parameters for …

Streambed sediment has been attracting attention as a reservoir for bacteria, including
pathogenic strains. Soil and Water Assessment Tool (SWAT) has been augmented with a …

Background The aim of present work was to assess the concentration levels as well as
vertical distribution of indicator bacteria including total coliform, fecal coliform, Pseudomonas …

Fresh produce irrigated with contaminated water poses a substantial risk to human health.
This study evaluated the impact of incorporating sediment information on improving the …