Animals found in close proximity to humans in low-and middle-income countries (LMICs)
harbor many pathogens capable of infecting humans, transmissible via their feces. Contact …

Fecal pollution, commonly detected in untreated or less treated sewage, is associated with
health risks (eg, waterborne diseases and antibiotic resistance dissemination), ecological …

The application of next-generation sequencing (NGS) techniques for the identification of
viruses present in urban sewage has not been fully explored. This is partially due to a lack of …

The wide diversity of irrigation water sources (ie, drinking water, groundwater, reservoir
water, river water) includes reclaimed water as a requested measure for increasing water …

Current fecal indicators for environmental health monitoring are primarily based on fecal
indicator bacteria (FIB) which do not accurately represent viral pathogens. There is a need …

Background The airborne spreading of enteric viruses can occur through the aerosol and
droplets produced by toilet flushing. These can contaminate the surrounding environment …

Integrated river basin management planning to mitigate the impacts of economic,
demographic and climate change is an important issue for the future protection of water …

The occurrence of enteric viruses in reclaimed wastewater, their removal by efficient
treatment processes and the public health hazards associated with their release into the …

This study focuses on the effects of two clay colloids (kaolinite, KGa-1b and montmorillonite,
STx-1b) and titanium dioxide (TiO 2) nanoparticles (NPs) on human adenovirus transport …

Conventional wastewater treatment does not completely remove and/or inactive viruses;
consequently, viruses excreted by the population can be detected in the environment. This …