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Kristina M. Chomiak, Wendy A. Owens-Rios, Carmella M. Bangkong, Steven W. Day, Nathan C. Eddingsaas, Matthew J. Hoffman, André O. Hudson and Anna Christina Tyler
Plastic debris is a growing threat in freshwater ecosystems and transport models predict that many plastics will sink to the benthos. Among the most common plastics found in the Laurentian Great Lakes sediments are polyethylene terephthalate (especially ...
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Takashi Nakamura, Hideto Fujii, Toru Watanabe, Sarann Ly, Sambo Lun, Yoichi Fujihara, Keisuke Hoshikawa, Kazuhiko Miyanaga and Chihiro Yoshimura
Spatiotemporal changes in waterborne disease risk were evaluated for the Chhnok Tru floating village in the Tonle Sap Lake by combining a hydraulic simulation and quantitative microbial risk assessment (QMRA). First, a three-dimensional (3D) hydraulic si...
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Lisa Richiardi, Cristina Pignata, Elisabetta Fea, Silvia Bonetta and Elisabetta Carraro
The microbiological quality assessment of drinking water (DW) and drinking water sources (DWSs) is based on the detection of indicator microorganisms (IMs). However, the relationship between IMs and pathogens has been questioned, as pathogens have been d...
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Agnieszka Klimkowicz-Pawlas, Bozena Smreczak and Barbara Maliszewska-Kordybach
Agricultural land is often located close to highly urbanised/industrialised areas and is subject to continuous anthropogenic pressure associated with the emission of many pollutants, ultimately deposited in the soil. Most studies on ecological risk asses...
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Giovanni Boccia, Federica Di Spirito, Francesco D?Ambrosio, Francesco De Caro, Domenico Pecora, Riccardo Giorgio, Luigi Fortino, Walter Longanella, Gianluigi Franci, Biagio Santella and Massimo Amato
The risk of microbial air contamination in a dental setting, especially during aerosol-generating dental procedures (AGDPs), has long been recognized, becoming even more relevant during the COVID-19 pandemic. However, individual pathogens were rarely stu...
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Emily S. Bailey and Mark D. Sobsey
As treated wastewater is increasingly used for agricultural purposes; questions remain about the microbiological quality of produce irrigated by these waters. This study conducted a quantitative microbial risk assessment (QMRA) using microbial data colle...
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Jolanta Joniec, Edyta Kwiatkowska and Cezary A. Kwiatkowski
The intensification of agriculture leads to worrying changes in agro-ecosystems. Research has been conducted to bridge the gap between the desire to maintain ecological balance and harmful interference with ecosystems. Spent mushroom substrate (SMS) can ...
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Magdalena Strzebonska, Agnieszka Gruszecka-Kosowska and Anna Kostka
Urban rainwater samples, collected in various districts of Kraków during the period from the spring of 2019 to the winter of 2020, were investigated, and relevant risk implications were assessed. The contents of 31 components were determined, including: ...
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Sae-Hee Kim, Jin Ho Kim, Seung Ho Baek, Joo-Hwan Kim, Penelope A. Ajani, Bum Soo Park and Myung-Soo Han
The following topics are assessed in this study: (1) microbial disturbance due to dissolved organic carbon secreted from T. striata; (2) risk of large-scale microalgae cultivation to marine environment; (3) relationship between bacteria and phytoplankton...
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Carmen Wing Han Chan, Judy Yuet Wa Chan, Ting Fan Leung, Kai Chow Choi, Stephen Kwok Wing Tsui, Cho Lee Wong and Ka Ming Chow
Eczema is a multifactorial skin disease that affects 20% of children worldwide and has a complex relationship with microbial, nutritional, parental and environmental factors. In this study, we investigated the potential association of eczema with the gut...
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