Given its associated burden of disease, climate change in South Africa could be reframed as
predominately a health issue, one necessitating an urgent health-sector response. The …

Humans and animals can become asymptomatic carriers of Listeria monocytogenes and
introduce the pathogen into their environment with their feces. In turn, this environmental …

A broad body of literature has been published regarding roof-harvested rainwater quality
around the world. In particular, the presence of fecal indicator bacteria and pathogenic …

Access to large sources of quality water for irrigation is fundamental to the hygienic
cultivation of fresh produce. However, due to factors such as contamination of water bodies …

Food and water are at the heart of sustainable development. Roof-harvested rainwater kept
in rainwater storage systems (RSS) and used in household agriculture (HA) has the …

Rainwater storage systems are one of the elements of the implementation of sustainable
water management. The use of rainwater in households or public buildings reduces the …

The predatory bacterium Bdellovibrio bacteriovorus HW1 and bacteriophage ABTW1 were
applied simultaneously, with solar disinfection (SODIS), for the reduction of Acinetobacter …

Rainfall and associated urban runoff have been linked to an increased deterioration of
environmental waters, carrying several pollutants including pathogenic microorganisms …

Small to medium irrigation ponds provide substantial quantities of water for irrigation in the
Mid-Atlantic region of the US The concentrations of the fecal indicator organism Escherichia …

Roof-harvested rainwater (RHRW) has the potential to host human pathogens that can pose
significant health risks. This review provides a comprehensive examination of microbial …