Identifying water quality and environmental factors that influence indicator and pathogen decay in natural surface waters

K Dean, J Mitchell - Water research, 2022 - Elsevier
Biphasic decay has been observed for indicators and pathogens in bench-scale and in-situ
water experiments for decades, however, first-order decay kinetics continue to be applied to …

Decay of four enteric pathogens and implications to wastewater-based epidemiology: Effects of temperature and wastewater dilutions

Y Guo, M Sivakumar, G Jiang - Science of The Total Environment, 2022 - Elsevier
Measurement of pathogens in raw wastewater from a population within certain sewer
catchments can provide quantitative information on public health status within the sampled …

Tailored hybrid microbial water disinfection system using sequentially assembled microbial fuel cells and an ultraviolet C light-emitting diode

Y Yoon, B Kim, M Cho - Water Research, 2023 - Elsevier
An integrated ultraviolet C light-emitting diode (UV-C LED) water disinfection system
activated by microbial fuel cells (MFCs) was developed, and optimized via electric circuit …

Structural and opto-magnetic properties of nickel magnesium copper zircon silicate nano-composite for suppress the spread of foodborne pathogenic bacteria

AM El Nahrawy, BA Hemdan, AM Mansour, A Elzwawy… - Silicon, 2021 - Springer
Nano-sized nickel magnesium copper zircon silicate (1MgO: 2CuO: 4SiO 2: 2.3 ZrO 2: 0.7
NiO) nanocomposite was prepared using sol-gel alkoxide precursors and calcined at 700° …

Comparing the decay of human wastewater-associated markers and enteric viruses in laboratory microcosms simulating estuarine waters in a temperate climatic zone …

W Ahmed, A Korajkic, WJ Smith, S Payyappat… - Science of The Total …, 2024 - Elsevier
This study investigated the decay rates of wastewater-associated markers and enteric
viruses in laboratory microcosms mimicking estuarine water environments in temperate …

[HTML][HTML] Persistence of emerging viral fecal indicators in large-scale freshwater mesocosms

J Greaves, D Stone, Z Wu, K Bibby - Water Research X, 2020 - Elsevier
Fecal indicator bacteria (FIB) are typically used to monitor microbial water quality but are
poor representatives of viruses due to different environmental fate. Viral fecal indicators …

Persistence of human norovirus (GII) in surface water: Decay rate constants and inactivation mechanisms

LC Kennedy, VP Costantini, KA Huynh… - Environmental …, 2023 - ACS Publications
Human norovirus (HuNoV) is an important cause of acute gastroenteritis and can be
transmitted by water exposures, but its persistence in water is not well understood. Loss of …

Prevalence of Escherichia coli O157:H7 and associated factors in under-five children in Eastern Ethiopia

DK Getaneh, LO Hordofa, DA Ayana, TS Tessema… - Plos one, 2021 - journals.plos.org
Background Escherichia coli O157: H7 (E. coli O157: H7) is one of the most potent zoonotic
pathogens that causes mild diarrhea and leads to hemolytic uremic syndrome or death. This …

Revisiting the Biological Behavior of Salmonella enterica in Hydric Resources: A Meta-Analysis Study Addressing the Critical Role of Environmental Water on Food …

ADL Rocha, RG Ferrari, WE Pereira, LA Lima… - Frontiers in …, 2022 - frontiersin.org
The increasing number of studies reporting the presence of Salmonella in environmental
water sources suggests that it is beyond incidental findings originated from sparse fecal …

Influence of combined abiotic/biotic factors on decay of P. aeruginosa and E. coli in Rhine River water

S Gao, NB Sutton, TV Wagner, HHM Rijnaarts… - Applied Microbiology …, 2024 - Springer
Understanding the dynamic change in abundance of both fecal and opportunistic
waterborne pathogens in urban surface water under different abiotic and biotic factors helps …