The increasing amount of sewage sludge, which is mainly related to the improvement of
wastewater treatment technologies and the expansion of sewage systems, has become a …

It is estimated that over a billion people are infected with soil-transmitted helminths (STHs)
globally with majority occurring in tropical and subtropical regions of the world. The …

Limiting the environmental transmission of soil-transmitted helminths (STHs), which infect
1.5 billion people worldwide, will require sensitive, reliable, and cost-effective methods to …

Objective To review current evidence on infections related to the concentration of soil‐
transmitted helminth (STH) eggs in wastewater, sludge and vegetables irrigated with …

The use of sludge in agriculture has been encouraged as a means of increasing soil nutrient
content and improving the water holding capacity. On the negative side, major public health …

Raw and partially treated wastewater has been widely used to maintain the global water
demand. Presence of viable helminth ova and larvae in the wastewater raised significant …

Nematode eggs are pervasive pathogens that infect billions of people and livestock every
year. Adult parasitic nematode worms can be distinguished based on their size and …

Ascaris lumbricoides is a major soil-transmitted helminth that is highly infective to humans.
The ova of A. lumbricoides are able to survive wastewater treatment, thus making it an …

Climate change, increase in population and scarcity of freshwater have led to a global
demand for wastewater reuse in irrigation. However, wastewater has to be treated in order to …

Despite the vast amount of water on Earth, only a small percent is suitable for consumption,
and these resources are diminishing. Moreover, water resources are unevenly distributed …