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Worldwide Regulations and Guidelines for Agricultural Water Reuse: A Critical Review. WATER 2020. [DOI: 10.3390/w12040971] [Citation(s) in RCA: 31] [Impact Index Per Article: 7.8] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 01/16/2023]
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Water reuse is gaining momentum as a beneficial practice to address the water crisis, especially in the agricultural sector as the largest water consumer worldwide. With recent advancements in wastewater treatment technologies, it is possible to produce almost any water quality. However, the main human and environmental concerns are still to determine what constituents must be removed and to what extent. The main objectives of this study were to compile, evaluate, and compare the current agricultural water reuse regulations and guidelines worldwide, and identify the gaps. In total, 70 regulations and guidelines, including Environmental Protection Agency (EPA), International Organization for Standardization (ISO), Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (FAO), World Health Organization (WHO), the United States (state by state), European Commission, Canada (all provinces), Australia, Mexico, Iran, Egypt, Tunisia, Jordan, Palestine, Oman, China, Kuwait, Israel, Saudi Arabia, France, Cyprus, Spain, Greece, Portugal, and Italy were investigated in this study. These regulations and guidelines were examined to compile a comprehensive database, including all of the water quality monitoring parameters, and necessary treatment processes. In summary, results showed that the regulations and guidelines are mainly human-health centered, insufficient regarding some of the potentially dangerous pollutants such as emerging constituents, and with large discrepancies when compared with each other. In addition, some of the important water quality parameters such as some of the pathogens, heavy metals, and salinity are only included in a small group of regulations and guidelines investigated in this study. Finally, specific treatment processes have been only mentioned in some of the regulations and guidelines, and with high levels of discrepancy.
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Imran U, Khan M, Jamal R, Sahulka SQ, Goel R, Mahar R, Weidhaas J. Probabilistic risk assessment of water distribution system in Hyderabad, Pakistan reveals unacceptable health hazards and areas for rehabilitation. ECOTOXICOLOGY AND ENVIRONMENTAL SAFETY 2020; 191:110233. [PMID: 32004944 DOI: 10.1016/j.ecoenv.2020.110233] [Citation(s) in RCA: 2] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.5] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 05/21/2019] [Revised: 01/17/2020] [Accepted: 01/18/2020] [Indexed: 06/10/2023]
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Poor water quality exacerbates multidimensional poverty in developing nations. Often centralized treatment facilities generate acceptable water quality, but the water is contaminated during distribution. Methods to assess sources of contamination in water distribution systems are lacking. A case study of two methods, human risk assessment linked to water distribution system sampling was conducted in Hyderabad, Pakistan to determine areas requiring infrastructure rehabilitation. Water samples from source water (i.e., the Indus River), treatment plant effluent and from taps in the water distribution system were analyzed by atomic adsorption spectroscopy for metals and metalloids (As, Cd, Cr, Hg, and Pb) and water quality parameters (dissolved and suspended solids, pH, conductivity, and total organic carbon). Source water exceeded acceptable drinking water levels for As, Cd, total Cr, and Pb, while the treatment plant effluent concentrations were acceptable. Concentrations of all metals and metalloids, except Hg, increased in the water distribution system post-treatment, exceeding safe drinking limits in at least one location, suggesting contamination of the water during distribution. A deterministic and a probabilistic risk assessment were conducted to evaluate two scenarios: (1) unrestricted use of piped water for all household purposes, including as drinking water and (2) restricted use of the water for purposes other than drinking in the household, including only dermal and inhalation exposure pathways. The water was deemed unsafe for unrestricted use as the sole source of drinking water by both risk assessment methods. Yet when an alternative source of drinking water was assumed and the piped water was used only for bathing and dish washing, the probabilistic risk assessment revealed acceptable health risks to the population, while the overly conservative deterministic risk assessment suggested unacceptable risks. The combined methods of water sampling, risk assessment and correlation analysis suggested areas for rehabilitation of the water distribution system in Hyderabad, Pakistan and these methods can be adopted in other developing nations to target limited funds for infrastructure rehabilitation.
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- Uzma Imran
- US Pakistan Center for Advanced Studies in Water, Mehran University of Engineering and Technology, Jamshoro, 76062, Sindh, Pakistan.
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- US Pakistan Center for Advanced Studies in Water, Mehran University of Engineering and Technology, Jamshoro, 76062, Sindh, Pakistan.
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- Civil and Environmental Engineering, University of Utah, 110 Central Campus Drive Suite 2000, Salt Lake City, UT, 84112, USA.
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- Civil and Environmental Engineering, University of Utah, 110 Central Campus Drive Suite 2000, Salt Lake City, UT, 84112, USA.
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- Civil and Environmental Engineering, University of Utah, 110 Central Campus Drive Suite 2000, Salt Lake City, UT, 84112, USA.
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- US Pakistan Center for Advanced Studies in Water, Mehran University of Engineering and Technology, Jamshoro, 76062, Sindh, Pakistan.
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- Civil and Environmental Engineering, University of Utah, 110 Central Campus Drive Suite 2000, Salt Lake City, UT, 84112, USA.
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Wang M, Chen S, Chen L, Wang D, Zhao C. The responses of a soil bacterial community under saline stress are associated with Cd availability in long-term wastewater-irrigated field soil. CHEMOSPHERE 2019; 236:124372. [PMID: 31330431 DOI: 10.1016/j.chemosphere.2019.124372] [Citation(s) in RCA: 31] [Impact Index Per Article: 6.2] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 01/29/2019] [Revised: 06/27/2019] [Accepted: 07/13/2019] [Indexed: 06/10/2023]
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Long-term wastewater irrigation impacts soil geochemical properties (salinity, pH and soil aggregates) and promotes the bioaccumulation of heavy metals to plants, which may change soil function, decrease soil health, decrease the productivity of farmland, and even cause land degradation. In this study, we explored the impact of saline stress on soil bacterial communities and Cd availability in long-term wastewater-irrigated field soil. Different amounts of saline stress by adding 0.1, 0.3 and 0.5% salts in a fixed proportion (NaCl: Na2SO4: NaHCO3: Na2CO3 = 1:9:9:1) were applied in a 1-year, multiple cropping system with winter wheat (Triticum aestivum L.) and summer maize (Zea mays L.) in wastewater-polluted soil. Increased salinity in the soil increased Cd availability: compared with CK (no extra salts addition), addition of 0.5% mixed salts significantly increased soil available Cd up by 67.5% and grain Cd concentration by 43.7%, and adding 0.5% salts also resulted in the increases of soil pH (∼0.5 unit) and electric conductivity (97.4%). Soil saline stress significantly changed major soil microbes in Cd-contaminated soil. Increased saline stress enriched taxa in the Bacillaceae, Staphylococcaceae and Pseudomonadaceae bacterial families, while one family within Proteobacteria (Sphingomonadaceae) was the most sensitive biomarker, based on Cd contamination without saline stress in CK-treated soils. Structural equation modeling (SEM) analysis revealed that soil saline stress induced an increase in soil Cd availability that was regulated by the bacterial community.
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- Meng Wang
- Key Laboratory of Plant Nutrition and Fertilizer, Ministry of Agriculture / Institute of Agricultural Resources and Regional Planning, Chinese Academy of Agricultural Sciences, Beijing, 100081, PR China
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- Key Laboratory of Plant Nutrition and Fertilizer, Ministry of Agriculture / Institute of Agricultural Resources and Regional Planning, Chinese Academy of Agricultural Sciences, Beijing, 100081, PR China.
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- Institute of Plant Protection and Environmental Protection, Beijing Academy of Agriculture and Forestry Science, Beijing, 100097, PR China
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- College of Energy, Xiamen University, Xiamen, Fujian, 361102, PR China
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- Guangdong Provincial Key Laboratory of Environmental Pollution Control and Remediation Technology, Sun Yat-sen University, Guangzhou, 510275, PR China
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Brouwer AF, Masters NB, Eisenberg JNS. Quantitative Microbial Risk Assessment and Infectious Disease Transmission Modeling of Waterborne Enteric Pathogens. Curr Environ Health Rep 2019; 5:293-304. [PMID: 29679300 DOI: 10.1007/s40572-018-0196-x] [Citation(s) in RCA: 25] [Impact Index Per Article: 5.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 12/20/2022]
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PURPOSE OF REVIEW Waterborne enteric pathogens remain a global health threat. Increasingly, quantitative microbial risk assessment (QMRA) and infectious disease transmission modeling (IDTM) are used to assess waterborne pathogen risks and evaluate mitigation. These modeling efforts, however, have largely been conducted independently for different purposes and in different settings. In this review, we examine the settings where each modeling strategy is employed. RECENT FINDINGS QMRA research has focused on food contamination and recreational water in high-income countries (HICs) and drinking water and wastewater in low- and middle-income countries (LMICs). IDTM research has focused on large outbreaks (predominately LMICs) and vaccine-preventable diseases (LMICs and HICs). Human ecology determines the niches that pathogens exploit, leading researchers to focus on different risk assessment research strategies in different settings. To enhance risk modeling, QMRA and IDTM approaches should be integrated to include dynamics of pathogens in the environment and pathogen transmission through populations.
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- Andrew F Brouwer
- Department of Epidemiology, University of Michigan, Ann Arbor, MI, 48109, USA
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- Department of Epidemiology, University of Michigan, Ann Arbor, MI, 48109, USA
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- Amber Wutich
- School of Human Evolution and Social Change; Arizona State University; Tempe AZ 85287 USA
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- Department of Anthropology; San José State University; San José CA 95152-0113 USA
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Gyawali P, Croucher D, Ahmed W, Devane M, Hewitt J. Evaluation of pepper mild mottle virus as an indicator of human faecal pollution in shellfish and growing waters. WATER RESEARCH 2019; 154:370-376. [PMID: 30822597 DOI: 10.1016/j.watres.2019.02.003] [Citation(s) in RCA: 31] [Impact Index Per Article: 6.2] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 08/28/2018] [Revised: 01/08/2019] [Accepted: 02/02/2019] [Indexed: 05/21/2023]
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Bivalve molluscan shellfish grown in areas impacted by human faecal pollution are at risk of being contaminated with multiple enteric viruses. To minimise the public health risks associated with shellfish consumption, determining the presence of faecal contamination in shellfish and their growing waters is crucial. In this study, we evaluated the use of pepper mild mottle virus (PMMoV) as an indicator of human faecal contamination in oysters, mussels, cockles and shellfish growing waters in New Zealand. Using reverse transcription quantitative polymerase chain reaction (RT-qPCR) the presence, and where applicable, the concentration of PMMoV was determined in faeces from 11 different animal species, influent (untreated) wastewater, shellfish and shellfish growing waters. Non-human faecal samples (from seagull, Canada goose, black swan and dog) were RT-qPCR positive for PMMoV. The faecal source specificity of PMMoV was 0.83 (maximum value of 1) when 'detected but not quantifiable' (DNQ) values were used. However, when 'lower limit of quantification' (LLOQ) values were used, the specificity increased to 0.92. The PMMoV concentration in influent wastewater (n = 10) ranged from 6.3 to 7.7 log10 genome copies (GC)/L with a mean (±standard deviation) of 7.1 ± 0.5 log10 GC/L. The overall occurrence of PMMoV in shellfish and shellfish growing waters from four different areas was 46/51 (90%) and 29/52 (56%), respectively. Of the cockles collected from an area known to be impacted by effluent wastewater, 14/14 (100%) contained PMMoV concentrations above the LLOQ. In contrast, only 13/37 (35%) shellfish and 6/52 (11.5%) growing water samples collected from three areas with low anthropogenic impact contained PMMoV concentrations above the LLOQ. The high concentration of PMMoV in influent wastewater indicates that PMMoV may be a promising indicator of human faecal contamination. The presence of PMMoV in shellfish and growing waters with a low anthropogenic impact may be of avian origin, and this needs to be considered if using PMMoV for monitoring shellfish and shellfish growing water quality in New Zealand.
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- Pradip Gyawali
- Institute of Environmental Science and Research Ltd (ESR), Porirua, 5240, New Zealand.
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- Institute of Environmental Science and Research Ltd (ESR), Porirua, 5240, New Zealand
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- CSIRO Land and Water, Ecosciences Precinct, Queensland, 4102, Australia
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- Institute of Environmental Science and Research Ltd (ESR), Christchurch, 8041, New Zealand
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- Institute of Environmental Science and Research Ltd (ESR), Porirua, 5240, New Zealand
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Symonds EM, Rosario K, Breitbart M. Pepper mild mottle virus: Agricultural menace turned effective tool for microbial water quality monitoring and assessing (waste)water treatment technologies. PLoS Pathog 2019; 15:e1007639. [PMID: 30998781 PMCID: PMC6472819 DOI: 10.1371/journal.ppat.1007639] [Citation(s) in RCA: 33] [Impact Index Per Article: 6.6] [Reference Citation Analysis] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/23/2022] Open
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- Erin M. Symonds
- College of Marine Science, University of South Florida, Saint Petersburg, Florida, United States of America
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- College of Marine Science, University of South Florida, Saint Petersburg, Florida, United States of America
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- College of Marine Science, University of South Florida, Saint Petersburg, Florida, United States of America
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Clark GG, Jamal R, Weidhaas J. Roofing material and irrigation frequency influence microbial risk from consuming homegrown lettuce irrigated with harvested rainwater. THE SCIENCE OF THE TOTAL ENVIRONMENT 2019; 651:1011-1019. [PMID: 30266046 DOI: 10.1016/j.scitotenv.2018.09.277] [Citation(s) in RCA: 1] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.2] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 08/16/2018] [Revised: 09/20/2018] [Accepted: 09/20/2018] [Indexed: 06/08/2023]
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Rooftop harvested rainwater has become an alternative, potable, and non-potable water source used around the world. In the United States, rooftop harvested rainwater is most commonly used for irrigation. Rooftop harvested rainwater may contain contaminants from bird or animal feces that may present a risk to water users. Different roofing materials may influence the survival of fecal bacteria on the rooftop prior to runoff during rainfall. In this study, three pathogen groups (E. coli, enterococci and Salmonella enterica) in rooftop runoff from three, replicated roof types (asphalt shingle, synthetic slate, and wood shake) were quantified in multiple rain events. Matched roofs were selected from locations with differing amounts of tree cover. Enterococci were the most frequently detected bacteria from all roof types. Wood shake and asphalt shingle roofing materials had the poorest microbial water quality. Rainwater runoff from two of the six buildings failed to meet United States Food and Drug Administration microbial standards for irrigation water. A quantitative microbial risk assessment indicated that the annual probability of illness from consuming lettuce irrigated with rooftop harvested rainwater varied by roofing material, irrigation water withholding period, and exposure frequency. Consuming lettuce immediately after irrigation with rooftop rainwater presented the highest human health risk based on the probability of illness from E. coli and enterococci exposure. Withholding irrigation by 1 day prior to harvest decreased the annual probability of illness from E. coli by 2 log, but had a minimal effect on the risk from enterococci.
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- Gemma G Clark
- Civil and Environmental Engineering, University of Utah, 110 Central Campus Drive Suite 2000, Salt Lake City, UT 84112, USA
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- Civil and Environmental Engineering, University of Utah, 110 Central Campus Drive Suite 2000, Salt Lake City, UT 84112, USA
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- Civil and Environmental Engineering, University of Utah, 110 Central Campus Drive Suite 2000, Salt Lake City, UT 84112, USA.
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Verani M, Federigi I, Donzelli G, Cioni L, Carducci A. Human adenoviruses as waterborne index pathogens and their use for Quantitative Microbial Risk Assessment. THE SCIENCE OF THE TOTAL ENVIRONMENT 2019; 651:1469-1475. [PMID: 30360276 DOI: 10.1016/j.scitotenv.2018.09.295] [Citation(s) in RCA: 14] [Impact Index Per Article: 2.8] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 05/31/2018] [Revised: 09/22/2018] [Accepted: 09/22/2018] [Indexed: 06/08/2023]
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The current microbial water quality standards are based on the monitoring of fecal indicator organisms, which are mainly bacterial indicators (i.e., Escherichia coli, intestinal enterococci), however epidemiological data indicate that viruses are important etiological agents of waterborne illnesses. Among waterborne viruses, human adenovirus can be considered as an index pathogen, owing to its abundance in sewage and persistence in the environment, as well as its potential infectivity. In this study, data on human adenoviruses from different water matrices (the entrance and exit of a water treatment plant, rivers and seawaters) were analyzed, in parallel with traditional fecal bacterial indicators and somatic coliphages. The results showed a 64% frequency of positive adenovirus samples, decreasing from the sewage system (100% at the entrance and 94% at the exit) to rivers (92% and 72% for different rivers) and seawater (21%). Adenovirus concentrations showed a significant correlation with somatic coliphages in one river and seawater, thus supporting the recent inclusion of coliphages as viral indicators in water safety guidelines. The data collected were used to estimate adenovirus to indicator ratios, which could be used as input in Quantitative Microbial Risk Assessment (QMRA) studies.
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- Marco Verani
- Laboratory of Hygiene and Environmental Virology, Department of Biology, University of Pisa, Via S. Zeno 37, 56127 Pisa, Italy.
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- Laboratory of Hygiene and Environmental Virology, Department of Biology, University of Pisa, Via S. Zeno 37, 56127 Pisa, Italy.
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- Laboratory of Hygiene and Environmental Virology, Department of Biology, University of Pisa, Via S. Zeno 37, 56127 Pisa, Italy.
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- Scuola Normale Superiore, P.zza dei Cavalieri, 7, 56126 Pisa, Italy.
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- Laboratory of Hygiene and Environmental Virology, Department of Biology, University of Pisa, Via S. Zeno 37, 56127 Pisa, Italy.
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Christian Wells E, Alex Webb W, Prouty CM, Zarger RK, Trotz MA, Whiteford LM, Mihelcic JR. Wastewater technopolitics on the southern coast of Belize. ECONOMIC ANTHROPOLOGY 2019. [DOI: 10.1002/sea2.12145] [Citation(s) in RCA: 13] [Impact Index Per Article: 2.6] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/05/2022]
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- E. Christian Wells
- Department of Anthropology; University of South Florida; Tampa FL 33620 USA
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- Department of Anthropology; University of South Florida; Tampa FL 33620 USA
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- Department of Civil and Environmental Engineering; University of South Florida; Tampa FL 33620 USA
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- Department of Anthropology; University of South Florida; Tampa FL 33620 USA
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- Department of Civil and Environmental Engineering; University of South Florida; Tampa FL 33620 USA
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- Department of Anthropology; University of South Florida; Tampa FL 33620 USA
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- Department of Civil and Environmental Engineering; University of South Florida; Tampa FL 33620 USA
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Adegoke AA, Amoah ID, Stenström TA, Verbyla ME, Mihelcic JR. Epidemiological Evidence and Health Risks Associated With Agricultural Reuse of Partially Treated and Untreated Wastewater: A Review. Front Public Health 2018; 6:337. [PMID: 30574474 PMCID: PMC6292135 DOI: 10.3389/fpubh.2018.00337] [Citation(s) in RCA: 45] [Impact Index Per Article: 7.5] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 03/29/2018] [Accepted: 11/01/2018] [Indexed: 01/25/2023] Open
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The use of partially treated and untreated wastewater for irrigation is beneficial in agriculture but may be associated with human health risks. Reports from different locations globally have linked microbial outbreaks with agricultural reuse of wastewater. This article reviews the epidemiological evidence and health risks associated with this practice, aiming toward evidence-based conclusions. Exposure pathways that were addressed in this review included those relevant to agricultural workers and their families, consumers of crops, and residents close to areas irrigated with wastewater (partially treated or untreated). A meta-analysis gave an overall odds ratio of 1.65 (95% CI: 1.31, 2.06) for diarrheal disease and 5.49 (95% CI: 2.49, 12.10) for helminth infections for exposed agricultural workers and family members. The risks were higher among children and immunocompromised individuals than in immunocompetent adults. Predominantly skin and intestinal infections were prevalent among individuals infected mainly via occupational exposure and ingestion. Food-borne outbreaks as a result of crops (fruits and vegetables) irrigated with partially or untreated wastewater have been widely reported. Contamination of crops with enteric viruses, fecal coliforms, and bacterial pathogens, parasites including soil-transmitted helminthes (STHs), as well as occurrence of antibiotic residues and antibiotic resistance genes (ARGs) have also been evidenced. The antibiotic residues and ARGs may get internalized in crops along with pathogens and may select for antibiotic resistance, exert ecotoxicity, and lead to bioaccumulation in aquatic organisms with high risk quotient (RQ). Appropriate mitigation lies in adhering to existing guidelines such as the World Health Organization wastewater reuse guidelines and to Sanitation Safety Plans (SSPs). Additionally, improvement in hygiene practices will also provide measures against adverse health impacts.
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- Anthony A. Adegoke
- SARChI, Institute for Water and Wastewater Technology, Durban University of Technology, Durban, South Africa
- Department of Microbiology, Faculty of Science, University of Uyo, Uyo, Nigeria
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- SARChI, Institute for Water and Wastewater Technology, Durban University of Technology, Durban, South Africa
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- SARChI, Institute for Water and Wastewater Technology, Durban University of Technology, Durban, South Africa
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- Department of Civil, Construction, and Environmental Engineering, San Diego State University, San Diego, CA, United States
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- Department of Civil & Environmental Engineering, University of South Florida, Tampa, FL, United States
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Perez-Mercado LF, Lalander C, Joel A, Ottoson J, Iriarte M, Oporto C, Vinnerås B. Pathogens in crop production systems irrigated with low-quality water in Bolivia. JOURNAL OF WATER AND HEALTH 2018; 16:980-990. [PMID: 30540272 DOI: 10.2166/wh.2018.079] [Citation(s) in RCA: 3] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.5] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 06/09/2023]
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In dry areas, the need for irrigation to ensure agricultural production determines the use of all available water sources. However, the water sources used for irrigation are often contaminated by untreated or minimally treated wastewater. Microbial risks from reusing wastewater for vegetable irrigation can be addressed by installing environmental barriers that pathogens must cross to reach humans in the reuse system. Knowledge of pathogen flows inside the system and pathogen removal potential is the first step towards devising a risk management strategy. This study assessed microbe prevalence in farming systems in the Bolivian highlands that use wastewater-polluted sources for irrigation of lettuce. Samples of soil, lettuce and different water sources used in the farming systems were taken during one crop season and concentrations of coliphages, Escherichia coli and helminth eggs were measured. The results showed high spread of these microorganisms throughout the whole system. There was a significant correlation between microbial quality of water and of the harvested produce for several microorganisms. The microbial prevalence in protected shallow wells was found to be significantly lower than in other water sources. These findings can help formulate feasible risk management strategies in contexts where conventional technologies for microbial removal are not possible.
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- Luis Fernando Perez-Mercado
- Center for Water and Environmental Sanitation (Centro de Aguas y Saneamiento Ambiental, CASA), Universidad Mayor de San Simon, Calle Sucre y Parque Latorre, Cochabamba, Bolivia E-mail: ; Department of Energy and Technology, Swedish University of Agricultural Sciences, Box 7032, 75007 Uppsala, Sweden
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- Department of Energy and Technology, Swedish University of Agricultural Sciences, Box 7032, 75007 Uppsala, Sweden
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- Department of Soil and Environment, Swedish University of Agricultural Sciences, Box 7014, 75007 Uppsala, Sweden
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- Department of Risk and Benefit Assessment, National Food Agency of Sweden, Box 622, 75126 Uppsala, Sweden
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- Center for Water and Environmental Sanitation (Centro de Aguas y Saneamiento Ambiental, CASA), Universidad Mayor de San Simon, Calle Sucre y Parque Latorre, Cochabamba, Bolivia E-mail:
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- Center for Water and Environmental Sanitation (Centro de Aguas y Saneamiento Ambiental, CASA), Universidad Mayor de San Simon, Calle Sucre y Parque Latorre, Cochabamba, Bolivia E-mail:
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- Department of Energy and Technology, Swedish University of Agricultural Sciences, Box 7032, 75007 Uppsala, Sweden
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Symonds EM, Nguyen KH, Harwood VJ, Breitbart M. Pepper mild mottle virus: A plant pathogen with a greater purpose in (waste)water treatment development and public health management. WATER RESEARCH 2018; 144:1-12. [PMID: 30005176 PMCID: PMC6162155 DOI: 10.1016/j.watres.2018.06.066] [Citation(s) in RCA: 93] [Impact Index Per Article: 15.5] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 05/11/2018] [Revised: 06/26/2018] [Accepted: 06/28/2018] [Indexed: 05/06/2023]
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An enteric virus surrogate and reliable domestic wastewater tracer is needed to manage microbial quality of food and water as (waste)water reuse becomes more prevalent in response to population growth, urbanization, and climate change. Pepper mild mottle virus (PMMoV), a plant pathogen found at high concentrations in domestic wastewater, is a promising surrogate for enteric viruses that has been incorporated into over 29 water- and food-related microbial quality and technology investigations around the world. This review consolidates the available literature from across disciplines to provide guidance on the utility of PMMoV as either an enteric virus surrogate and/or domestic wastewater marker in various situations. Synthesis of the available research supports PMMoV as a useful enteric virus process indicator since its high concentrations in source water allow for identifying the extent of virus log-reductions in field, pilot, and full-scale (waste)water treatment systems. PMMoV reduction levels during many forms of wastewater treatment were less than or equal to the reduction of other viruses, suggesting this virus can serve as an enteric virus surrogate when evaluating new treatment technologies. PMMoV excels as an index virus for enteric viruses in environmental waters exposed to untreated domestic wastewater because it was detected more frequently and in higher concentrations than other human viruses in groundwater (72.2%) and surface waters (freshwater, 94.5% and coastal, 72.2%), with pathogen co-detection rates as high as 72.3%. Additionally, PMMoV is an important microbial source tracking marker, most appropriately associated with untreated domestic wastewater, where its pooled-specificity is 90% and pooled-sensitivity is 100%, as opposed to human feces where its pooled-sensitivity is only 11.3%. A limited number of studies have also suggested that PMMoV may be a useful index virus for enteric viruses in monitoring the microbial quality of fresh produce and shellfish, but further research is needed on these topics. Finally, future work is needed to fill in knowledge gaps regarding PMMoV's global specificity and sensitivity.
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- E M Symonds
- University of South Florida, College of Marine Science, 140 7th Avenue South, St. Petersburg, FL, USA.
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- University of South Florida, Department of Integrative Biology, 4202 E. Fowler Avenue, Tampa, FL, USA.
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- University of South Florida, Department of Integrative Biology, 4202 E. Fowler Avenue, Tampa, FL, USA.
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- University of South Florida, College of Marine Science, 140 7th Avenue South, St. Petersburg, FL, USA.
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Xiao S, Yin P, Zhang Y, Zhao X, Sun L, Yuan H, Lu J, Hu S. Occurrence, genotyping, and health risk of Cryptosporidium and Giardia in recreational lakes in Tianjin, China. WATER RESEARCH 2018; 141:46-56. [PMID: 29775772 DOI: 10.1016/j.watres.2018.05.016] [Citation(s) in RCA: 8] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 01/02/2018] [Revised: 05/09/2018] [Accepted: 05/10/2018] [Indexed: 06/08/2023]
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Cryptosporidium and Giardia are critical parasites in the etiology of diarrhea worldwide, and often cause waterborne outbreaks. The presence of Cryptosporidium and Giardia in recreational lakes was investigated with molecular characterization, and a comprehensive quantitative microbial risk assessment (QMRA) of protozoan infections was performed, considering multiple exposure pathways, differences in age, sex, and disease severity, and the genotypes of the protozoa. Forty-three (82.7%) and 51 (98.1%) water samples were positive for Cryptosporidium oocysts and Giardia cysts, respectively, with average counts of 3.65 oocysts/10 L and 12.58 cysts/10 L, respectively. Six Cryptosporidium species and three Giardia lamblia assemblages were confirmed with molecular analyses. The protozoan concentration was significantly associated with water turbidity, but not with the total coliform numbers. Swimming in the lakes entailed the highest incidence risk of 5.72 × 10-4 per person per year (pppy) (95% confidence interval (CI): 0.03-43.33 × 10-4) for Cryptosporidium and 4.04 × 10-4 pppy (95% CI: 0.01-32.66 × 10-4) for Giardia, whereas wading entailed the lowest risk (2.20 × 10-4 and 1.70 × 10-4 pppy, respectively). The annual burdens attributable to recreational-water-associated cryptosporidiosis and giardiasis were 3.44 (95% CI: 0.04-23.51) and 1.81 (95% CI: 0.01-12.96) disability-adjusted life years per 1,000,000 individuals per year, respectively. Children were more likely to have an individual disease burden than adults, and males were more likely than females. Sensitivity analysis highlighted the great importance of controlling the proportion of exposed individuals and reducing the frequency of exposure. The methodology and results of this study will allow us to better evaluate and reduce the burden of Cryptosporidium and/or Giardia infections associated with recreational water use in China and other countries.
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- Shumin Xiao
- School of Environmental and Municipal Engineering, Tianjin Chengjian University, Tianjin 300384, PR China; Tianjin Key Laboratory of Aquatic Science and Technology, Tianjin 300384, PR China.
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- School of Environmental and Municipal Engineering, Tianjin Chengjian University, Tianjin 300384, PR China
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- School of Environmental and Municipal Engineering, Tianjin Chengjian University, Tianjin 300384, PR China
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- School of Environmental and Municipal Engineering, Tianjin Chengjian University, Tianjin 300384, PR China
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- School of Environmental and Municipal Engineering, Tianjin Chengjian University, Tianjin 300384, PR China
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- School of Environmental and Municipal Engineering, Tianjin Chengjian University, Tianjin 300384, PR China
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- School of Environmental and Municipal Engineering, Tianjin Chengjian University, Tianjin 300384, PR China
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- School of Medicine, Nankai University, Tianjin 300071, PR China.
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Xiao S, Hu S, Zhang Y, Zhao X, Pan W. Influence of sewage treatment plant effluent discharge into multipurpose river on its water quality: A quantitative health risk assessment of Cryptosporidium and Giardia. ENVIRONMENTAL POLLUTION (BARKING, ESSEX : 1987) 2018; 233:797-805. [PMID: 29141237 DOI: 10.1016/j.envpol.2017.11.010] [Citation(s) in RCA: 26] [Impact Index Per Article: 4.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 06/27/2017] [Revised: 10/15/2017] [Accepted: 11/03/2017] [Indexed: 06/07/2023]
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Sewage treatment plants (STPs) are one of the sources of pathogens discharged into surface water. An investigation was carried out over the duration of 12 months in Henan Province, China, to evaluate the health influence of municipal wastewater effluent discharge on water quality of the receiving water. A discharge-based quantitative microbial risk assessment (QMRA) was employed, taking into account the vegetables consumption habits of the Chinese, population subgroups with different immune statuses and ages, to evaluate the incremental disease burden from agricultural irrigation and swimming exposure scenarios associated with increased concentration of the protozoan Cryptosporidium and/or Giardia in the receiving river. The results shown that all the STP influent samples contained Cryptosporidium and Giardia with average density of 142.31 oocysts/L and 1187.06 cysts/L, respectively. The QMRA results demonstrated that the estimated additional health burdens due to discharged effluent for both parasites were slightly violated the threshold of 10-6 DALYs per person per year set by WHO. Mitigation measures should be planned and executed by season since more disease burdens were borne during hot season than other seasons. The sensitivity analysis highlighted the great importance of stability of STP treatment process. This study provides useful information to improve the safety of surface water and deduce the disease burden of the protozoa in Henan Province and other region inside and outside China.
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- Shumin Xiao
- School of Environmental and Municipal Engineering, Tianjin Chengjian University, Tianjin 300384, PR China; Tianjin Key Laboratory of Aquatic Science and Technology, Tianjin 300384, PR China.
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- School of Medicine, Nankai University, Tianjin 300071, PR China.
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- School of Environmental and Municipal Engineering, Tianjin Chengjian University, Tianjin 300384, PR China
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- School of Environmental and Municipal Engineering, Tianjin Chengjian University, Tianjin 300384, PR China
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- College of Resources and Environment, Henan Polytechnic University, Jiaozuo 454000, PR China
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Chhipi-Shrestha G, Hewage K, Sadiq R. Fit-for-purpose wastewater treatment: Conceptualization to development of decision support tool (I). THE SCIENCE OF THE TOTAL ENVIRONMENT 2017; 607-608:600-612. [PMID: 28709094 DOI: 10.1016/j.scitotenv.2017.06.269] [Citation(s) in RCA: 22] [Impact Index Per Article: 3.1] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 05/07/2017] [Revised: 06/29/2017] [Accepted: 06/30/2017] [Indexed: 06/07/2023]
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This article is the first in a series of two papers. Paper I focuses on model conceptualization and development, and Paper II in the series focuses on model validation and implementation. The amount of water reuse has been increasing across the globe. Wastewater can be treated based on the intended end use of reclaimed water. Fit-for-purpose wastewater treatment (WWT) simultaneously considers intended end use, economic viability, and environmental sustainability. WWT technologies differ mainly in terms of treatment efficiency, cost, energy use, and associated carbon emissions. The planning and evaluation of water reuse projects requires a decision support tool (DST) to evaluate alternative WWT trains and water reuse applications. However, such a DST is not available in the publically accessible literature. A DST, FitWater, has been developed for the evaluation of WWT for various urban reuses. The evaluation is based on the following criteria: amount of reclaimed water production, health risk of water reuse, cost, energy use, and carbon emissions. The cost is estimated as annualized life cycle cost and health risk is estimated using quantitative microbial risk assessment. The uncertainty analysis has been performed using probabilistic and fuzzy-based methods. A multi-criteria decision analysis, using fuzzy weighted average, is employed to aggregate different criteria and generate a final score. FitWater ranks alternative WWT trains based on the resulting final score. The proposed FitWater DST is user-friendly, and its application is demonstrated using an example. The DST can be enhanced to include additional treatment technologies and carbon emissions of different treatment processes.
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- Gyan Chhipi-Shrestha
- School of Engineering, University of British Columbia, Okanagan Campus, 3333 University Way, Kelowna, BC V1V 1V7, Canada.
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- School of Engineering, University of British Columbia, Okanagan Campus, 3333 University Way, Kelowna, BC V1V 1V7, Canada
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- School of Engineering, University of British Columbia, Okanagan Campus, 3333 University Way, Kelowna, BC V1V 1V7, Canada
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Chhipi-Shrestha G, Hewage K, Sadiq R. Microbial quality of reclaimed water for urban reuses: Probabilistic risk-based investigation and recommendations. THE SCIENCE OF THE TOTAL ENVIRONMENT 2017; 576:738-751. [PMID: 27810759 DOI: 10.1016/j.scitotenv.2016.10.105] [Citation(s) in RCA: 7] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 08/09/2016] [Revised: 10/14/2016] [Accepted: 10/15/2016] [Indexed: 05/20/2023]
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Although Canada has abundant freshwater resources, many cities still experience seasonal water shortage. Supply-side and demand-side management is a core strategy to address this water shortage. Under this strategy, reclaimed water, which the Canadian public is willing to use for non-potable purposes, is an option. However, no universal guidelines exist for reclaimed water use. Despite the federal government's long-term goal to develop guidelines for many water reuse applications, guidelines have only been prescribed for reclaimed water use in toilet and urinal flushing in Canada. At the provincial level, British Columbia (BC) has promulgated guidelines for wide applications of reclaimed water but only at broad class levels. This research has investigated and proposed probabilistic risk-based recommended values for microbial quality of reclaimed water in various non-potable urban reuses. The health risk was estimated by using quantitative microbial risk assessment. Two-dimensional Monte Carlo simulations were used in the analysis to include variability and uncertainty in input data. The proposed recommended values are based on the indicator organism E. coli. The required treatment levels for reuse were also estimated. In addition, the recommended values were successfully applied to three wastewater treatment effluents in the Okanagan Valley, BC, Canada. The health risks associated with other bacterial pathogens (Campylobacter jejuni and Salmonella spp.), virus (adenovirus, norovirus, and rotavirus), and protozoa (Cryptosporidium parvum and Giardia spp.), were also estimated. The estimated risks indicate the effectiveness of the E. coli-based water quality recommended values. Sensitivity analysis shows the pathogenic E. coli ratio and morbidity are the most sensitive input parameters for all water reuses. The proposed recommended values could be further improved by using national or regional data on water exposures, disease burden per case, and the susceptibility fraction of population.
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- Gyan Chhipi-Shrestha
- School of Engineering, University of British Columbia, Okanagan Campus, 3333 University Way, Kelowna, BC V1V 1V7, Canada.
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- School of Engineering, University of British Columbia, Okanagan Campus, 3333 University Way, Kelowna, BC V1V 1V7, Canada
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- School of Engineering, University of British Columbia, Okanagan Campus, 3333 University Way, Kelowna, BC V1V 1V7, Canada
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