Microbial indicators of fecal pollution: recent progress and challenges in assessing water quality

DA Holcomb, JR Stewart - Current environmental health reports, 2020 - Springer
Abstract Purpose of Review Fecal contamination of water is a major public health concern.
This review summarizes recent developments and advancements in water quality indicators …

Twenty-three unsolved problems in hydrology (UPH)–a community perspective

G Blöschl, MFP Bierkens, A Chambel… - Hydrological sciences …, 2019 - Taylor & Francis
This paper is the outcome of a community initiative to identify major unsolved scientific
problems in hydrology motivated by a need for stronger harmonisation of research efforts …

Fecal pollution: new trends and challenges in microbial source tracking using next‐generation sequencing

T Unno, C Staley, CM Brown, D Han… - Environmental …, 2018 - Wiley Online Library
In this minireview, we expand upon traditional microbial source tracking (MST) methods by
discussing two recently developed, next‐generation‐sequencing (NGS)‐based MST …

Combining multi-isotopic and molecular source tracking methods to identify nitrate pollution sources in surface and groundwater

R Carrey, E Ballesté, AR Blanch, F Lucena, P Pons… - Water Research, 2021 - Elsevier
Abstract Nitrate (NO 3-) pollution adversely impacts surface and groundwater quality. In
recent decades, many countries have implemented measures to control and reduce …

Intraday variability of indicator and pathogenic viruses in 1-h and 24-h composite wastewater samples: implications for wastewater-based epidemiology

W Ahmed, A Bivins, PM Bertsch, K Bibby… - Environmental …, 2021 - Elsevier
We monitored the concentration of indicator viruses crAssphage and pepper mild mottle
virus (PMMoV) and human pathogen adenovirus (HAdV) in influent from a wastewater …

Can we swim yet? Systematic review, meta-analysis, and risk assessment of aging sewage in surface waters

AB Boehm, KE Graham… - Environmental Science & …, 2018 - ACS Publications
This study investigated the risk of gastrointestinal illness associated with swimming in
surface waters with aged sewage contamination. First, a systematic review compiled 333 …

[HTML][HTML] Distribution of human fecal marker genes and their association with pathogenic viruses in untreated wastewater determined using quantitative PCR

W Ahmed, A Bivins, S Payyappat, M Cassidy… - Water research, 2022 - Elsevier
Quantitative microbial risk assessment (QMRA) of human health risks using human fecal
marker genes (HFMGs) is an useful water quality management tool. To inform accurate …

Human fecal contamination of water, soil, and surfaces in households sharing poor-quality sanitation facilities in Maputo, Mozambique

DA Holcomb, J Knee, T Sumner, Z Adriano… - International Journal of …, 2020 - Elsevier
Identifying the origin of fecal contamination can support more effective interventions to
interrupt enteric pathogen transmission. Microbial source tracking (MST) assays may help to …

Comparative fate of CrAssphage with culturable and molecular fecal pollution indicators during activated sludge wastewater treatment

Z Wu, J Greaves, L Arp, D Stone, K Bibby - Environment International, 2020 - Elsevier
Wastewater treatment plants are typically monitored using fecal indicator bacteria to ensure
adequate microbial water quality of the treated effluent. Fecal indicator bacteria exhibit poor …

[HTML][HTML] Assessing the impact of inland navigation on the faecal pollution status of large rivers: a novel integrated field approach

SD Steinbacher, A Ameen, K Demeter, D Lun, J Derx… - Water Research, 2024 - Elsevier
The contribution of ships to the microbial faecal pollution status of water bodies is largely
unknown but frequently of human health concern. No methodology for a comprehensive and …