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Evaluation of Microbial Quality in Biosolids Generated from Municipal Wastewater Treatment Plants

open access: yesسلامت و محیط, 2016
Background and Objectives: Qualitative evaluation of sewage sludge before any kind of application is essential. The present study was aimed to investigate Total coliform, Fecal coliform and Salmonella in sewage sludge produced at wastewater treatment ...
B Ghoreishi   +5 more
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Vegetable Contamination by the Fecal Bacteria of Poultry Manure: Case Study of Gardening Sites in Southern Benin

open access: yesInternational Journal of Food Science, 2016
A study was conducted in southern Benin to assess the contamination of vegetables by fecal coliforms, Escherichia coli, and fecal streptococci as one consequence of the intensification of vegetable cropping through fertilization with poultry manure.
Séraphin C. Atidégla   +4 more
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Effect of different initial C/N ratio of cow manure and straw on microbial quality of compost

open access: yesInternational Journal of Recycling of Organic Waste in Agriculture
Purpose The effect of different initial carbon to nitrogen (C/N) ratios on the prevalence of Salmonella spp., fecal coliforms and helminth eggs over composts produced from several mixtures of maize straw (S) and dairy manure (M) was investigated. Method
M. A. Macias-Corral   +2 more
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Microbiological Guideline Values for Recreational Bathing in Canada: Time for Change?

open access: yesCanadian Journal of Infectious Diseases and Medical Microbiology, 2007
Recreational bathing is an activity practiced by thousands of Canadians every year. While its health benefits are numerous, bathing in polluted water can also be a source of health problems.
Benoit Lévesque, Denis Gauvin
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Assessment of groundwater quality and health risks in Ketama region (intrarif), Morocco

open access: yesEnvironmental Systems Research
For many reasons, water from wells and natural springs is still widely used in Morocco. 90 groundwater samples were analyzed to assess the health risks associated with its quality in the Ketama region, including physicochemical analyses such as pH ...
Rachida Elbarghmi   +6 more
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Assessment of Physicochemical and Microbial Indicators of Swimming Pool Water in Bojnourd City and Comparison with Standard Values in 2024 [PDF]

open access: yesتحقیق و توسعه سلامت
Background: Swimming pools play an important role in public health, as they are not only recreational facilities but also have therapeutic significance. Direct contact of pool water with swimmers’ bodies can lead to the transmission of fungal, microbial,
Sayyedeh Nastaran Asadzade   +4 more
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Study of total microbial count, coliform contamination, and the antibiotic resistance pattern of Escherichia coli strains in shrimp supplied in Kerman City

open access: yesBihdāsht-i Mavādd-i Ghaz̠āyī
Shrimp, a valuable marine protein source, was assessed for microbial quality in Kerman stores over a 3-month period during fall 2021. Aerobic mesophilic bacteria, coliforms, fecal coliforms, and Escherichia coli were quantified in 21 raw shrimp samples ...
Faezeh Fatehi   +2 more
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Monitoring and spatial distribution of heterotrophic bacteria and fecal coliforms in the Rodrigo de Freitas Lagoon, Rio de Janeiro, Brazil

open access: yesBrazilian Archives of Biology and Technology, 2001
The distribution of heterothrophic bacteria and fecal coliforms was monitored at four sampling stations located near the shore of the Rodrigo de Freitas Lagoon, in the city of Rio de Janeiro, Brazil.
Lutterbach Márcia T. S.   +4 more
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Biological and Physicochemical Quality of Thermal Spring Pools, with Emphasis on Staphylococcus Aureus: Sarein Tourist Town, Ardabil

open access: yesMuhandisī-i Bihdāsht-i Muḥīṭ, 2014
Background: This study aimed at evaluating the water quality of thermal spring of Sarein in the province of Ardabil, with emphasis on bacteria S. aureus as one of the organisms involved in skin and eye infections, in the first half of 2011.
Hadi Sadeghi   +4 more
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