Faecal pollution in stormwater, wastewater and direct run-off can carry zoonotic pathogens to streams, rivers and the ocean, reduce water quality, and affect both recreational and commercial fishing areas of the coastal ocean. Typically, the closure of beaches and commercial fishing areas is governed by the testing for the presence of faecal bacteria, which requires an 18-24 h period for sample...

[1] Chile’s free-market Water Code turned 20 years old in October 2001. This anniversary was an important milestone for both Chilean and international debates about water policy because Chile has become the world’s leading example of the free-market approach to water law and water resources management, the textbook case of treating water rights not merely as private property but also as a fully...

Public concerns over potential environmental contamination associated with oil and gas well drilling and fracturing in the Wattenberg field in northeast Colorado are increasing. One of the issues of concern is the migration of oil, gas, or produced water to a groundwater aquifer resulting in contamination of drinking water. Since methane is the major component of natural gas and it can be disso...

pollution as well as a major threat to the health of the citizens due to the advancement at human civilization, technology development, pesticides and chemical fertilizers application, the increasing exploitation of natural resources by the agricultural sector and the increasing usage of fossil energy. therefore, the aim of this study is evaluation of citizens’ attitude towards water and soil p...

objective: the world is currently facing with various problems including water and soil pollution as well as a major threat to the health of the citizens due to the advancement at human civilization, technology development, pesticides and chemical fertilizers application, the increasing exploitation of natural resources by the agricultural sector and the increasing usage of fossil energy. there...

aims: textile wastewaters are the most important health and environmental problems in kashan. this research was aimed to compare the poly aluminum chloride and chlorinated cuprous efficiency for removal of chemical oxygen demand (cod) and color from kashan textile industries company wastewater. materials & methods: this experimental bench scale study in a batch system was conducted on 20 compos...

in order to have a rational environmental health planning we need to know the status of environmental health and foresee the results of the projects in action. so a general sanitary survey was carried out in 105 villages in isfahan area in 1969-70. the purposes of this survey were to study the sanitary condition and bacteriblogica1 quality of water in villages with or with out community water s...

materials and methods in this study, biodegradation of amoxicillin by baf was evaluated in the aquatic environment. in order to assess amoxicillin removal from the aquatic environment, this bioreactor was fed with synthetic wastewater at four amoxicillin concentration levels and three hrts. results the results showed that maximum amoxicillin and chemical oxygen demand (cod) removals by aerated ...

The post-larval or puerulus stage of spiny, or rock, lobsters (Palinuridae) swim many kilometres from open oceans into coastal waters where they subsequently settle. The orientation cues used by the puerulus for this migration are unclear, but are presumed to be critical to finding a place to settle. Understanding this process may help explain the biological processes of dispersal and settlemen...

Editor’s note: NEHA strives to provide up-to-date and relevant information on environmental health and to build part­ nerships in the profession. In pursuit of these goals, we feature a column from the Environmental Health Services Branch (EHSB) of the Centers for Disease Con­ trol and Prevention (CDC) in every issue of the Journal. In this column, EHSB and guest au­ thors from across CDC will ...