Natural waters serve as habitat for a wide range of microorganisms, a proportion of which
may be derived from fecal material. A number of watershed models have been developed to …

Despite numerous efforts by government at various levels and other agencies interested in
water and its safety, waterborne diseases are still a major public health and environmental …

For a better understanding of the short and mid-term impacts of a combined sewer overflow
(CSO) on the microbiological quality of the receiving river, we studied the composition of a …

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 …

Considering that water is becoming progressively scarce, monitoring water quality of rivers
is a subject of ongoing concern and research. It is very intricate to accurately express water …

Background: Access to clean and safe drinking water is still a problem in developing
countries and more pronounced in rural areas. Due to erratic supply of potable, rural …

The River Danube is with 2780km the second longest river in Europe. Its catchment area
covers 801 500km2, with approximately 81 million inhabitants in 19 countries. River water …

We investigate the appearance of spontaneous coherence in the parametric emission from
planar semiconductor microcavities in the strong coupling regime. Calculations are …

Enterocytozoon bieneusi is a microsporidian microorganism that causes intestinal disease
in animals including humans. E. bieneusi is an obligate intracellular pathogen, typically …

In many parts of the world, microbial contamination of surface waters used for drinking,
recreation, and shellfishery remains a pervasive risk to human health, especially in Less …