The discovery that viruses may be the most abundant organisms in natural waters,
surpassing the number of bacteria by an order of magnitude, has inspired a resurgence of …

Concern over dwindling water supplies for urban areas as well as environmental
degradation from existing urban water systems has motivated research into more resilient …

Constructed wetlands (CWs) for wastewater treatment are engineered systems that are
designed and operated in order to use all natural processes involved in the removal of …

The main contaminant removal processes occurring in subsurface-flow constructed
wetlands treating wastewater are reviewed. Redox conditions prevailing in the wetlands are …

Phage therapy—application of bacteria-specific viruses to reduce densities of pathogenic or
nuisance bacteria—is a two-step process involving phage penetration to target bacteria …

Both natural and constructed wetlands have been used as wastewater treatment systems; it
is generally found that both systems may act as efficient water purification systems and …

The recent literature on disinfection of health-related microorganisms in water and
wastewater is reviewed. There is now considerable evidence that traditional microbial …

An assessment of human health risks posed by municipal wastewater treatment using
constructed wetlands involves delineating pathogen content of inflowing water, degree of …

In order to evaluate the efficacy of constructed wetlands for treatment of domestic
wastewater for small communities located in rural areas, small-scale wetland mesocosms …

Water stress has become a perennial concern in most of the developing countries due to
rapid urbanization and population growth. As the growing population requires more fresh …