The burden of disease caused by the contamination of ready-to-eat produce with common
waterborne microbial pathogens suggests that irrigation supplies should be closely …

At present, humanity is confronting with a novel life-threatening challenge from the COVID-
19 pandemic infectious disease caused by the novel coronavirus SARS-CoV-2. To date, the …

In tropical to temperate environments, fecal indicator bacteria (FIB), such as enterococci and
Escherichia coli, can persist and potentially multiply, far removed from their natural reservoir …

Agriculture is the major water consumer on the planet, it is estimated that 70% of its global
use is for this activity. Thus, the reuse of wastewater appears as a viable alternative to …

Groundwater has been a relatively safe water source and associated with a series of global
pressing issues. It can, however, be vulnerable to pathogen contamination and exhibit risks …

Hepatitis E virus (HEV) is responsible for acute hepatitis in humans, through foodborne,
zoonotic, and waterborne transmission routes. This study aimed to assess the prevalence of …

Water pollution caused by a variety of organic and inorganic contaminants is becoming a
major source of concern all over the world because of global warming. Furthermore, man …

During the last three years, various restrictions have been set up to limit the transmission of
the Coronavirus Disease (COVID-19). While these rules apply at a large scale (eg, country …

The new European regulation on minimum quality requirements (MQR) for water reuse (EU,
2020/741) was launched in May 2020 and describes the directives for the use of reclaimed …

During the current COVID-19 pandemic, wastewater-based epidemiology (WBE) emerged
as a reliable strategy both as a surveillance method and a way to provide an overview of the …