Recently, there has been increased concern about the presence of antibiotic resistant
bacteria (ARB) and antibiotic resistant genes (ARG), in treated domestic wastewaters …

The rapid global spread of coronavirus disease 2019 (COVID-19) has promoted concern
over human pathogens and their significant threats to public health security. The monitoring …

The use of reclaimed water brings new challenges for the water industry in terms of
maintaining water quality while increasing sustainability. Increased attention has been …

Anaerobic digestion (AD) has been identified as a potential green technology to treat food
and municipal waste, agricultural residues, including farmyard manure and slurry (FYM&S) …

Biological risk assessment in occupational settings currently is based on either qualitative or
semiquantitative analysis. In this study, a quantitative microbial risk assessment (QMRA) has …

The environmental influence of farm management in concentrated animal feeding
operations (CAFO) can yield vast changes to the microbial biota and ecological structure of …

From a health prospective, it is critical to provide a comprehensive model which integrates
all the parameters involved in virus transmission and its consequences on human body. In …

Aeration tanks from activated sludge wastewater treatment plants (WWTPs) can release a
large amount of bioaerosols that can pose health risks. However, risk characterization of …

The understanding of the risk to humans from exposure to pathogens has been firmly put
into a risk assessment framework. A key element of applying this approach is the …

Reclamation of wastewater (WW) for irrigation, after treatment represents a challenge that
could alleviate pressure on water resources and address the increasing demand for …