Modelling of Indicator Escherichia coli Contamination in Sentinel Oysters and Estuarine Water. [PDF]
, 2019 This study was performed to improve the ability to predict the concentrations of Escherichia coli in oyster meat and estuarine waters by using environmental parameters, and microbiological and heavy metal contamination from shellfish growing area in ...
Atwill, Edward R +1 more
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Approaching zero : temporal effects of a restrictive antibiotic policy on hospital-acquired Clostridium difficile, extended-spectrum β-lactamase-producing coliforms and meticillin-resistant Staphylococcus aureus [PDF]
, 2013 A restrictive antibiotic policy banning routine use of ceftriaxone and ciprofloxacin was implemented in a 450-bed district general hospital following an educational campaign.
Christison, F. +5 more
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Pit latrines and their impacts on groundwater quality: a systematic review. [PDF]
, 2013 BackgroundPit latrines are one of the most common human excreta disposal systems in low-income countries, and their use is on the rise as countries aim to meet the sanitation-related target of the Millennium Development Goals.
Graham, Jay P, Polizzotto, Matthew L
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Rain water quality of a cistern used for pigs and beef cattle
Revista Ambiente & Água, 2012 Santa Catarina State has encouraged the use of cisterns as a technology to offer water in quantity and quality to livestock. The region is characterized by severe droughts in the summer months.
Antônio Lourenço Guidoni +1 more
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Model-based analysis of the potential of macroinvertebrates as indicators for microbial pathogens in rivers [PDF]
, 2018 The quality of water prior to its use for drinking, farming or recreational purposes must comply with several physicochemical and microbiological standards to safeguard society and the environment.
Cisneros, Felipe +9 more
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Assessment of Bacterial Accumulation and Environmental Factors in Sentinel Oysters and Estuarine Water Quality from the Phang Nga Estuary Area in Thailand. [PDF]
, 2018 This study characterized microbiological and chemical contamination of oyster meat and estuarine water in Phang Nga, Thailand. Pooled oyster meats (n = 144), estuarine waters (n = 96) and environmental parameters were collected from March, 2016 to ...
Atwill, Edward R +2 more
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Oregano essential oil-pectin edible films as anti-quorum sensing and food antimicrobial agents [PDF]
, 2014 Edible films can be used as carriers for antimicrobial compounds to assure food safety andquality; in addition, pathogenesis of food bacteria is related to a cell to cell communicationmechanism calledquorum sensing(QS).
Alvarez, María Victoria +8 more
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Resuscitation and quantification of stressed Escherichia coli K12 NCTC8797 in water samples [PDF]
, 2009 The aim of this study was to investigate the impact on numbers of using different media for the enumeration of Escherichia coli subjected to stress, and to evaluate the use of different resuscitation methods on bacterial numbers. E. coli was subjected to
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Bioscience Journal, 2019 The quality of water is related to how it is used and how its physical, chemical and biological conditions are evaluated. The use of different evaluation tools can therefore provide accurate data about the environmental quality of aquatic ecosystems. The
Janderson Bruzaca Gomes +5 more
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Micro-coagulation effects on direct ultrafiltration of challenging raw river water [PDF]
, 2016 Background The feasibility and competitiveness of substituting the conventional pre-treatment of drinking water treatment plants (dioxichlorination, coagulation/flocculation, settling, sand filtration) by raw river water direct ultrafiltration (UF ...
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