Having a bath is one of the simple pleasures in life. There are many ways of relaxing in the bath; for children, the fun comes from having a tub that contains more toys thanwater (and the floor contains more water than toys), while for adults, water warms the outside and a good glass of wine warms the soul. For some animals, however, a bath may be a life or death matter; going without a bath mi...

In establishing the guideline values for chemical contaminants in drinking water, the contribution of inhalation and dermal routes associated with showering/bathing needs to be evaluated. The present article reviews the current approaches available for evaluating the importance of inhalation and dermal routes of exposure to drinking water contaminants (DWCs) and integrates them within a 2-tier ...

recreational waters should be considered as risks for enterococcal infections in regions with high utilization and long exposure periods. the aim of this study was to investigate the resistance of enterococci to selected antibiotics and some heavy metals [pb+2, fe+2, zn+2 and cr+2]. a total of 75 enterococcal isolates was obtained from 54 bathing and fishing water samples from 9 bathing and fis...

This study deals with the examination of quality of seawater bathing areas in Greece over a 10-year period and identifies risk factors for high bacteria indicator organism concentrations. Qualitative descriptive analysis was applied and the microbiological test results of 231,205 water samples were associated with pollution markers and other parameters. Measurements of Escherichia coli (99.6%) ...

BACKGROUND Cancer patients are at high risk for skin problems because rapidly proliferating skin cells are susceptible to anticancer therapies. However, the effects of daily skin care habits on development of skin problems in cancer patients have rarely been studied. PATIENTS AND METHODS We conducted a survey of daily skin care habits and the presence of skin problems in 866 cancer patients. ...

Field studies were conducted to assess the coastal water quality impact of stormwater runoff from the Santa Ana River, which drains a large urban watershed located in southern California. Stormwater runoff from the river leads to very poor surf zone water quality, with fecal indicator bacteria concentrations exceeding California ocean bathing water standards by up to 500%. However, cross-shore ...