Billions of tons of desert dust move through the atmosphere each year. The primary source
regions, which include the Sahara and Sahel regions of North Africa and the Gobi and Takla …

In this article, the modeling of subsurface virus transport under saturated conditions and the
factors that affect adsorption and inactivation are evaluated. Both equilibrium and kinetic …

Adsorption to solid–water interfaces is a major process governing the fate of waterborne
viruses in natural and engineered systems. The relative contributions of different interaction …

The emergence of a previously unknown coronavirus infection, Severe Acute Respiratory
Syndrome (SARS), demonstrated that fecally contaminated liquid droplets are a potential …

Publisher Summary This chapter highlights how the current understanding of the
mechanisms and factors influencing virus adsorption can be used to interpret and control …

Foodborne enteric viruses, in particular HuNoV and HAV, are the most common cause of the
berry-linked viral diseases, and outbreaks around the world, and have become an important …

Professionals and students who come from disciplines other than chemistry need a concise,
yet reliable guide that explains key concepts in environmental chemistry, from the …

Pathogens present in animal fecal deposits excreted to land undergo a poorly defined
process of dispersion, transport or attenuation, and inactivation. The transport of pathogens …

Despite the connections between soils and human health, there has not been a great
amount of attention focused on this area when compared to many other fields of scientific …

ABSTRACT A large population living in suburban and rural areas in the world uses septic
systems, also called onsite wastewater treatment systems, to dispose of household …