A review of the use of organic amendments and the risk to human health

MJ Goss, A Tubeileh, D Goorahoo - Advances in agronomy, 2013 - Elsevier
Historically, organic amendments—organic wastes—have been the main source of plant
nutrients, especially N. Their use allows better management of often-finite resources to …

Linking the state of environmental DNA to its application for biomonitoring and stock assessment: Targeting mitochondrial/nuclear genes, and different DNA fragment …

T Jo, K Takao, T Minamoto - Environmental DNA, 2022 - Wiley Online Library
Environmental DNA (eDNA) analysis is a revolutionary tool for non‐invasive, cost‐effective,
and highly sensitive monitoring of species distribution and abundance; however, there …

Effects of temperature and trophic state on degradation of environmental DNA in lake water

JJ Eichmiller, SE Best… - Environmental science & …, 2016 - ACS Publications
Degradation of environmental DNA (eDNA) in aquatic habitats can affect the interpretation of
eDNA data and the ability to detect aquatic organisms. The effect of temperature and trophic …

Effects of irrigation with secondary treated wastewater on physicochemical and microbial properties of soil and produce safety in a semi-arid area

M Farhadkhani, M Nikaeen, G Yadegarfar… - Water research, 2018 - Elsevier
Water scarcity is becoming one of the largest problems worldwide. Agricultural reuse of
wastewater has been considered a valuable and reliable alternative, alleviating the …

Does size matter? An experimental evaluation of the relative abundance and decay rates of aquatic environmental DNA

J Bylemans, EM Furlan, DM Gleeson… - Environmental …, 2018 - ACS Publications
Environmental DNA (eDNA) is increasingly used to monitor aquatic macrofauna. Typically,
short mitochondrial DNA fragments are targeted because these should be relatively more …

Quantification of Leptospira interrogans survival in soil and water microcosms

A Casanovas-Massana, GG Pedra… - Applied and …, 2018 - Am Soc Microbiol
Leptospira interrogans is the etiological agent of leptospirosis, a globally distributed
zoonotic disease. Human infection usually occurs through skin exposure with water and soil …

Fecal fingerprints of enteric pathogen contamination in public environments of Kisumu, Kenya, associated with human sanitation conditions and domestic animals

KK Baker, R Senesac, D Sewell… - … science & technology, 2018 - ACS Publications
Young children are infected by a diverse range of enteric pathogens in high disease burden
settings, suggesting pathogen contamination of the environment is equally diverse. This …

Fate of antibiotic resistance genes and class 1 integrons in soil microcosms following the application of treated residual municipal wastewater solids

TR Burch, MJ Sadowsky… - Environmental science & …, 2014 - ACS Publications
Substantial quantities of antibiotic resistance genes (ARGs) are discharged with treated
residual municipal wastewater solids and subsequently applied to soil. The objective of this …

Emission and dispersion of bioaerosols from dairy manure application sites: human health risk assessment

MA Jahne, SW Rogers, TM Holsen… - … science & technology, 2015 - ACS Publications
In this study, we report the human health risk of gastrointestinal infection associated with
inhalation exposure to airborne zoonotic pathogens emitted following application of dairy …

Comparative decay of sewage-associated marker genes in beach water and sediment in a subtropical region

W Ahmed, Q Zhang, S Kozak, D Beale, P Gyawali… - Water research, 2019 - Elsevier
There is a growing move towards using the quantitative polymerase chain (qPCR)-based
sewage-associated marker genes to assess surface water quality. However, a lack of …