This new edition of a well-established textbook covers the environmental and engineering
aspects of the management of rainwater and wastewater in areas of human development …

Human commensal species such as rodent pests are often widely distributed across cities
and threaten both infrastructure and public health. Spatially explicit population genomic …

Rats are abundant in the urban ecosystem, posing concerns for public health, infrastructural
damage, and negative impacts for other urban wildlife. Sewers are considered to be one of …

Anticoagulant rodenticides (ARs) are currently the most common pesticides and biocides
used to control rodents. The long-term persistence in animal tissues of the second …

The population of Rattus norvegicus was assessed using live traps and hair sampling tubes
in 71 discrete patches distributed in the urban area of the city of Salzburg, Austria. R …

Urban rats present a global public health concern as they are considered a reservoir and
vector of zoonotic pathogens, including Escherichia coli. In view of the increasing …

Summary 1 Norway rat Rattus norvegicus populations are usually controlled with toxic baits,
but this approach is increasingly recognized as having negative welfare and environmental …

Abstract Rats (Rattus rattus and Rattus norvegicus) are among the most prolific and
widespread urban pest species in the world. However, there is relatively little contemporary …

The landscape of three test areas of an urban environment was efficiently assessed for its
ability to support brown rats (Rattus norvegicus Berk.) by successfully integrating habitat …

Rodents are involved in the transmission to human beings of several diseases, including
liptospirosis, which shows high lethality rates in São Paulo municipality. Despite this, few …