The microbiological quality of effluents from different macrofiltration systems (pressure sand filter and disc filter) used as pre-treatment and membrane technologies (microfiltration and ultrafiltration) was evaluated in order to determine their possible application as alternatives to disinfection of urban wastewater prior to reutilization. Microbiological quality was determined by reference t...

Boiling is the most common method of disinfecting water in the home and the benchmark against which other point-of-use water treatment is measured. In a six-week study in peri-urban Zambia, we assessed the microbiological effectiveness and potential cost of boiling among 49 households without a water connection who reported "always" or "almost always" boiling their water before drinking it. Sou...

AIMS A microbiological study of uncooked ready-to-eat organic vegetables was undertaken to determine the microbiological quality of these vegetables on retail sale in the UK. METHODS AND RESULTS Organic vegetables were collected and examined according to a standardized protocol. The majority (3185 of 3200; 99.5%) of samples were found to be of satisfactory/acceptable quality whilst only 15 (0...

Little research has been published on the indicators of spoilage in Mediterranean molluscan shellfish and crustaceans. Thus is why we studied changes in the concentrations of endotoxin and four biogenic amines (histamine, putrescine, tyramine and cadaverine) in European common squid (Loligo subulata, Lamarck, 1798), musky octopus (Eledone moschata, Lamarck, 1798), Norway lobster (Nephrops norve...

BACKGROUND Worldwide, the aim of managing water is to safeguard human health whilst maintaining sustainable aquatic and associated terrestrial, ecosystems. Because human enteric viruses are the most likely pathogens responsible for waterborne diseases from recreational water use, but detection methods are complex and costly for routine monitoring, it is of great interest to determine the qualit...

Abstract The purpose of the research is to study effect microbiological preparations on quality winter wheat in northern forest-steppe zone Tyumen region. article provides following preparations: “Double roots” (Healthy roots)” “Organic”, as well their combined use. largest increase thousand kernel weight was noted option 1 and 3 roots roots) + Organic” by 4.2-2.5 g, which 7.8-13.3% from contro...

background and purpose: today, by increasing different pollutants, the continuous monitoring of surface waters is essential. dorudzan dam is one of the main sources of surface water in fars province, iran; hence, the current study investigated the quality  of dorudzan reservoir for drinking and irrigation consumptions. materials and methods: in this study, various physicochemical parameters [ph...

background and objective: breast cancer is the most common cancer among women. many of the women with breast cancer suffer from sleep disorders. this study aimed to investigate the quality of sleep and its related issues in women with breast cancer referred to the hematology and oncology research center affiliated with tabriz university of medical sciences, tabriz, iran. materials and methods: ...

abstract the effect of land use type on soil functioning within an ecosystem can be assessed and monitored using soil quality attributes. such studies, which are carried out to create a balance between the biological production and the maintenance and improvement of land resource quality, provide a framework for land degradation control and also for identification of sustainable management. in ...

The Science Advisory Panel (SAP) evaluated the potential for microbiological environmental and public health impacts of wastewater discharges from large passenger ships. Historically, fecal coliform bacteria have been used to indicate the presence of sewage in environmental waters and as an index of the sanitary quality of the water. Because fecal coliform are always found in the intestinal tra...