Given the high numbers of deaths and the debilitating nature of diseases caused by the use
of unclean water it is imperative that we have an understanding of the factors that control the …

Microbial source tracking (MST) endeavors to determine sources of fecal pollution in
environmental waters by capitalizing on the association of certain microorganisms with the …

Stormwater contamination can threaten the health of aquatic ecosystems and human
exposed to runoff via nutrient and pathogen influxes. In this study, the concentrations of 11 …

Taihu Lake is one of the largest freshwater lakes in China, serving as an important source of
drinking water;> 60% of source water to this lake is provided by the Tiaoxi River. This river …

Sewage contamination of urban waterways from sewer overflows and failing infrastructure is
a major environmental and public health concern. Fecal coliforms (FC) are commonly …

Green stormwater infrastructure systems, such as biofilters, provide many water quality and
other environmental benefits, but their ability to remove human pathogens and antibiotic …

Combined sewer overflows (CSOs) are a known source of human fecal pollution and human
pathogens in urban water bodies, which may present a significant public health threat. To …

The island city country of Singapore served as a model to validate the use of host-
associated Bacteroidales 16S rRNA gene marker assays for identifying sources of fecal …

Abstract The Red River is the second largest river in Viet Nam and constitutes the main
water source for a large percentage of the population of North Viet Nam. Here we present …

Human fecal contamination of water is a public health risk. However, inadequate testing
solutions frustrate timely, actionable monitoring. Bacterial culture-based methods are simple …