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Hydrogen peroxide preoxidation as a strategy for enhanced antimicrobial photodynamic action against methicillin-resistant Staphylococcus aureus 过氧化氢预氧化作为一种策略，可增强光动力对耐甲氧西林金黄色葡萄球菌的抗菌作用

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Journal of water and health Pub Date : 2023-12-07 DOI: 10.2166/wh.2023.245

Kamila Jessie Sammarro Silva, A. R. Lima, L. D. Dias, Mariana de Souza, Thalita Hellen Nunes Lima, V. Bagnato

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Effectiveness of environmental surveillance of SARS-CoV-2 as an early-warning system: update of a systematic review during the second year of the pandemic 环境监测 SARS-CoV-2 作为预警系统的有效性：对大流行第二年系统性审查的更新

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Journal of water and health Pub Date : 2023-12-07 DOI: 10.2166/wh.2023.279

Jose Antonio Baz Lomba, João Pires, Mette Myrmel, Jorunn Karterud Arnø, E. Madslien, Petter Langlete, Ettore Amato, S. Hyllestad

{"title":"Effectiveness of environmental surveillance of SARS-CoV-2 as an early-warning system: update of a systematic review during the second year of the pandemic","authors":"Jose Antonio Baz Lomba, João Pires, Mette Myrmel, Jorunn Karterud Arnø, E. Madslien, Petter Langlete, Ettore Amato, S. Hyllestad","doi":"10.2166/wh.2023.279","DOIUrl":"https://doi.org/10.2166/wh.2023.279","url":null,"abstract":"\u0000 \u0000 The aim of this updated systematic review was to offer an overview of the effectiveness of environmental surveillance (ES) of SARS-CoV-2 as a potential early-warning system (EWS) for COVID-19 and new variants of concerns (VOCs) during the second year of the pandemic. An updated literature search was conducted to evaluate the added value of ES of SARS-CoV-2 for public health decisions. The search for studies published between June 2021 and July 2022 resulted in 1,588 publications, identifying 331 articles for full-text screening. A total of 151 publications met our inclusion criteria for the assessment of the effectiveness of ES as an EWS and early detection of SARS-CoV-2 variants. We identified a further 30 publications among the grey literature. ES confirms its usefulness as an EWS for detecting new waves of SARS-CoV-2 infection with an average lead time of 1–2 weeks for most of the publication. ES could function as an EWS for new VOCs in areas with no registered cases or limited clinical capacity. Challenges in data harmonization and variant detection require standardized approaches and innovations for improved public health decision-making. ES confirms its potential to support public health decision-making and resource allocation in future outbreaks.","PeriodicalId":17436,"journal":{"name":"Journal of water and health","volume":"51 12","pages":""},"PeriodicalIF":2.3,"publicationDate":"2023-12-07","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"138593260","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":4,"RegionCategory":"环境科学与生态学","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}

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Comparison of gene targets and sampling regimes for SARS-CoV-2 quantification for wastewater epidemiology in UK prisons 用于英国监狱废水流行病学的 SARS-CoV-2 定量基因目标和采样制度比较

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Journal of water and health Pub Date : 2023-12-02 DOI: 10.2166/wh.2023.093

Kelly Jobling, M. Quintela-Baluja, Francis Hassard, Panagiota Adamou, Adrian Blackburn, Term Research Team, Shannon McIntyre-Nolan, Oscar O'Mara, Jesus Romalde, M. Di Cesare, D. Graham

{"title":"Comparison of gene targets and sampling regimes for SARS-CoV-2 quantification for wastewater epidemiology in UK prisons","authors":"Kelly Jobling, M. Quintela-Baluja, Francis Hassard, Panagiota Adamou, Adrian Blackburn, Term Research Team, Shannon McIntyre-Nolan, Oscar O'Mara, Jesus Romalde, M. Di Cesare, D. Graham","doi":"10.2166/wh.2023.093","DOIUrl":"https://doi.org/10.2166/wh.2023.093","url":null,"abstract":"\u0000 \u0000 Prisons are high-risk settings for infectious disease transmission, including COVID-19, due to their enclosed and semi-enclosed environments. The close proximity between prisoners and staff, and the diversity of prisons reduces the effectiveness of non-pharmaceutical interventions, such as social distancing and clinical testing. Therefore, alternative health monitoring methods, such as wastewater-based epidemiology (WBE), are needed to track pathogens, including SARS-CoV-2. This pilot study assessed WBE to quantify SARS-CoV-2 prevalence in prison wastewater to determine its utility within a health protection system for residents. The study analysed 266 samples from six prisons in England over a 12-week period for nucleoprotein 1 (N1 gene) and envelope protein (E gene) using quantitative reverse transcriptase-polymerase chain reaction. Both gene assays successfully detected SARS-CoV-2 fragments in wastewater samples, with both genes significantly correlating with COVID-19 case numbers across the prisons (p < 0.01). However, in 25% of the SARS-positive samples, only one gene target was detected, suggesting that both genes be used to reduce false-negative results. No significant differences were observed between 14- and 2-h composite samples, although 2-h samples showed greater signal variance. Population normalisation did not improve correlations between the N1 and E genes and COVID-19 case data. Overall, WBE shows considerable promise for health protection in prison settings.","PeriodicalId":17436,"journal":{"name":"Journal of water and health","volume":"55 6","pages":""},"PeriodicalIF":2.3,"publicationDate":"2023-12-02","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"138606622","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":4,"RegionCategory":"环境科学与生态学","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}

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Sanitary inspection and microbial health risks associated with enteric bacteria in groundwater sources in Ilara-Mokin and Ibule-Soro, Nigeria. 尼日利亚 Ilara-Mokin 和 Ibule-Soro 地下水源中与肠道细菌相关的卫生检查和微生物健康风险。

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Journal of water and health Pub Date : 2023-12-01 DOI: 10.2166/wh.2023.111

Adewale Oluwasogo Olalemi, Roseline Atiba, Sally Weston, Guy Howard

{"title":"Sanitary inspection and microbial health risks associated with enteric bacteria in groundwater sources in Ilara-Mokin and Ibule-Soro, Nigeria.","authors":"Adewale Oluwasogo Olalemi, Roseline Atiba, Sally Weston, Guy Howard","doi":"10.2166/wh.2023.111","DOIUrl":"10.2166/wh.2023.111","url":null,"abstract":"This study set out to determine the sanitary risk scores and microbial health risks associated with wells and boreholes in Ilara-Mokin and Ibule-Soro, Nigeria. Water samples (n = 96) were collected over a period of five months to determine the levels of enteric bacteria and to perform a Quantitative Microbial Risk Assessment (QMRA) of drinking water quality. Sanitary risk scores revealed `medium' and `low' overall risks for the wells and boreholes, respectively. Three risk factors (faulty fence; small apron; pollution sources) exhibited high significant (p < 0.01) association with the presence of E. coli and thermotolerant coliforms in water samples from the wells. E. coli and Salmonella ranged from 1.82 to 2.28 and 2.15 to 2.63 log10 CFU/100 ml respectively in water from the wells, but were below detection limit in water from the boreholes. Shigella and Campylobacter were detected in all water samples. Estimated risks of infection associated with Shigella (2.1 × 10-2 to 2.3 × 10-1) were higher than those of Campylobacter (6.7 × 10-2 to 1.9 × 10-1) and Salmonella (1.9×10-3 to 5.6×10-3). Adaption of water safety plans may be advantageous in these settings, since intentional ingestion of water from the wells and boreholes may pose potential risks of diarrheal illness to humans.","PeriodicalId":17436,"journal":{"name":"Journal of water and health","volume":"21 12","pages":"1784-1794"},"PeriodicalIF":2.3,"publicationDate":"2023-12-01","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/wh_2023_111/pdf/","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"139048975","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":4,"RegionCategory":"环境科学与生态学","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"OA","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}

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Short-term impacts of a large cultural event on the microbial pollution status of a pre-alpine river. 大型文化活动对高山前河流微生物污染状况的短期影响。

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Journal of water and health Pub Date : 2023-12-01 DOI: 10.2166/wh.2023.232

Melanie Leopold, Nikola Krlovic, Michael Schagerl, Jakob Schelker, Alexander K T Kirschner

{"title":"Short-term impacts of a large cultural event on the microbial pollution status of a pre-alpine river.","authors":"Melanie Leopold, Nikola Krlovic, Michael Schagerl, Jakob Schelker, Alexander K T Kirschner","doi":"10.2166/wh.2023.232","DOIUrl":"10.2166/wh.2023.232","url":null,"abstract":"Rivers are impacted by microbial faecal pollution from various sources. We report on a short-term faecal pollution event at the pre-alpine Austrian river Traisen caused by the large cultural event FM4 Frequency music festival, with around 200,000 visitors over 4 days. We observed a massive increase of the faecal indicator bacteria (FIB) intestinal enterococci during the event, while Escherichia coli concentrations were only slightly elevated. This increase poses a significant potential health threat to visitors and people recreating downstream of the festival area. A plausible explanation for the uncoupling of the two FIBs may have been a differential persistence caused by a combination of factors including water temperature, solar radiation, and the excessive presence of personal care products (PCPs) in the river water. However, a potential impact of PCPs on FIB assay performance cannot be ruled out. Our observations are relevant for other intensively used bathing sites; detailed investigations on persistence and assay performance of the FIB in response to different ingredients of PCPs are highly recommended. We conclude that for future festivals at this river or other festivals taking place under similar settings, a more effective management is necessary to reduce deterioration in water quality and minimise health risks.","PeriodicalId":17436,"journal":{"name":"Journal of water and health","volume":"21 12","pages":"1898-1907"},"PeriodicalIF":2.3,"publicationDate":"2023-12-01","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/wh_2023_232/pdf/","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"139048976","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":4,"RegionCategory":"环境科学与生态学","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"OA","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}

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Isolation and identification of antimicrobial susceptibility, biofilm formation, efflux pump activity, and virulence determinants in multi-drug resistant Pseudomonas aeruginosa isolated from freshwater fishes. 分离和鉴定从淡水鱼中分离的多重耐药铜绿假单胞菌的抗菌药敏感性、生物膜形成、外排泵活性和毒力决定因素。

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Journal of water and health Pub Date : 2023-12-01 DOI: 10.2166/wh.2023.206

Kummari Suresh, Devika Pillai, Manju Soman, Akula Sreenivas, Robin Paul

{"title":"Isolation and identification of antimicrobial susceptibility, biofilm formation, efflux pump activity, and virulence determinants in multi-drug resistant Pseudomonas aeruginosa isolated from freshwater fishes.","authors":"Kummari Suresh, Devika Pillai, Manju Soman, Akula Sreenivas, Robin Paul","doi":"10.2166/wh.2023.206","DOIUrl":"10.2166/wh.2023.206","url":null,"abstract":"The present study was undertaken to evaluate the prevalence, underlying resistance mechanism, and virulence involved in Pseudomonas aeruginosa (n = 35) isolated from freshwater fishes in Andhra Pradesh, India. Antibiogram studies revealed that 68.5, 62.8, 37.1, 11.4, 8.5, 57.1, 54.2, and 48.5% of isolates had resistance to oxytetracycline, co-trimoxazole, doxycycline, enrofloxacin, ciprofloxacin, cefotaxime, ceftazidime, and ampicillin, respectively. The resistant isolates harboured the tetA (85.7%), tetD (71.4%), tetM (91.4%), sul1 (80%), blaCTX-M (57.1%), blaTEM (42.8%), and blaSHV (48.5%) genes. In total, 50% of the isolates were altered as multi-drug resistant, and the multiple antibiotic resistance index was calculated as 0.4. Furthermore, 37.3, 48.5, and 14.2% of isolates were categorized as strong, moderate, and weak biofilm formers, possessing pslA (91.5%) and pslD (88.6%) biofilm encoding genes. In total, 82.8% of the isolates exhibited efflux pump activity and harboured the mexA (74.2%), mexB (77.1%), and oprM (37.1%) genes. Virulent genes oprL, toxA, exoS, and phzM were detected in 68.5, 68.5, 100, and 17.1% of isolates, respectively. The data suggested that P. aeruginosa harbours multiple resistance mechanisms and virulence factors that may contribute to antibiotic resistance and pathogenicity, and their distribution in fish culture facilities highlights the public health hazards of the food chain.","PeriodicalId":17436,"journal":{"name":"Journal of water and health","volume":"21 12","pages":"1858-1870"},"PeriodicalIF":2.3,"publicationDate":"2023-12-01","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/wh_2023_206/pdf/","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"139048974","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":4,"RegionCategory":"环境科学与生态学","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"OA","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}

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Chemical risks in drinking water of inhabitants in the basin of the Tonle Sap Great Lake 洞里萨湖流域居民饮用水中的化学物质风险

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Journal of water and health Pub Date : 2023-11-11 DOI: 10.2166/wh.2023.236

Kongkea Phan, Sophanith Hoeng, Samnang Phin, Noreaksatya The, Tharith Sriv, Vibol Sao, Chan Oeurn Chey

{"title":"Chemical risks in drinking water of inhabitants in the basin of the Tonle Sap Great Lake","authors":"Kongkea Phan, Sophanith Hoeng, Samnang Phin, Noreaksatya The, Tharith Sriv, Vibol Sao, Chan Oeurn Chey","doi":"10.2166/wh.2023.236","DOIUrl":"https://doi.org/10.2166/wh.2023.236","url":null,"abstract":"Abstract The present study aimed to assess chemical risks in the drinking water of inhabitants in the basin of the Tonle Sap Great Lake. Water samples from tube wells (n = 52), dug wells (n = 13), stored rain water (n = 39), ponds/lakes (n = 19), canals/rivers (n = 24), and household pipe water (n = 45) were collected and analyzed for physicochemical properties, as well as microbial and chemical qualities using standard methods. Analytical results revealed that 42.1% of tube wells had As &gt; 10 μg L−1 while 8.3% had Cr &gt; 0.05 mg L−1. Concurrently, 55.2 and 11.8% of tube wells had Cd &gt; 3.00 μg L–1 and Pb &gt; 10 μg L−1, respectively. Moreover, 35.0% of pipe water had Fe &gt; 0.3 mg L−1, whereas 85.7% of tube wells and 69.2% of dug wells had Mn &gt; 0.1 mg L−1. All water sources including pipe water could pose risks of non-carcinogenic effects of chemical mixtures to all exposure groups through their drinking water pathway. Children were at a higher risk of chemical mixtures in their drinking water than adults. This study suggests that advanced treatment technologies should be applied to the current water treatment plants to provide inhabitants with safe drinking water.","PeriodicalId":17436,"journal":{"name":"Journal of water and health","volume":"27 3","pages":"0"},"PeriodicalIF":0.0,"publicationDate":"2023-11-11","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"135042832","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":4,"RegionCategory":"环境科学与生态学","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}

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Development of a tool to support operationalising water safety plans: experiences from a national water utility in Ghana 开发一种支持水安全计划运作的工具:来自加纳国家水务公司的经验

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Journal of water and health Pub Date : 2023-11-10 DOI: 10.2166/wh.2023.100

David Sheehan, Phillip Fasham, Rory Moses McKeown, Asoka Jayaratne

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E. coli contamination of drinking water sources in rural and urban settings: an analysis of 38 nationally representative household surveys (2014–2021) 农村和城市环境中饮用水源的大肠杆菌污染:对38项全国代表性家庭调查的分析(2014-2021年)

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Journal of water and health Pub Date : 2023-11-09 DOI: 10.2166/wh.2023.174

Thiago M. Santos, Andrea Wendt, Carolina V. N. Coll, Meghan A. Bohren, Aluisio J. D. Barros

{"title":"E. coli contamination of drinking water sources in rural and urban settings: an analysis of 38 nationally representative household surveys (2014–2021)","authors":"Thiago M. Santos, Andrea Wendt, Carolina V. N. Coll, Meghan A. Bohren, Aluisio J. D. Barros","doi":"10.2166/wh.2023.174","DOIUrl":"https://doi.org/10.2166/wh.2023.174","url":null,"abstract":"Abstract The world is not on track to achieve universal access to safely managed water by 2030, and access is substantially lower in rural areas. This Sustainable Development Goal target and many other global indicators rely on the classification of improved water sources for monitoring access. We aimed to investigate contamination in drinking water sources, comparing improved and unimproved sources in urban and rural settings. We used data from Multiple Indicator Cluster Surveys, which tested samples from the household water source and a glass of water for Escherichia coli contamination across 38 countries. Contamination was widespread and alarmingly high in almost all countries, settings, and water sources, with substantial inequalities between and within countries. Water contamination was found in 51.7% of households at the source and 70.8% in the glass of water. Some improved sources (e.g., protected wells and rainwater) were as likely to be contaminated as unimproved sources. Some sources, like piped water, were considerably more likely to be contaminated in rural than urban areas, while no difference was observed for others. Monitoring water contamination along with further investigation in water collection, storage, and source classification is essential and must be expanded to achieve universal access to safely managed water.","PeriodicalId":17436,"journal":{"name":"Journal of water and health","volume":" 5","pages":"0"},"PeriodicalIF":0.0,"publicationDate":"2023-11-09","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"135285878","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":4,"RegionCategory":"环境科学与生态学","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}

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Implementing risk-based approaches to improve drinking water quality in small water supplies in the Nordic region – barriers and solutions 实施基于风险的方法改善北欧地区小型供水系统的饮用水质量——障碍和解决办法

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Journal of water and health Pub Date : 2023-11-08 DOI: 10.2166/wh.2023.088

Maria J. Gunnarsdottir, Sigurdur M. Gardarsson, Magnus Eriksson, Hans-Jörgen Albrechtsen, Kim Steve Gerlach Bergkvist, Pekka M. Rossi, Riikka Matilainen, Lisbeth Truelstrup Hansen, Pernille Erland Jensen, Judith Y. A. Maréchal, Mette Myrmel, Frida Celius Kalheim, Kenneth M. Persson, August Bjerkén, Jamie Bartram

{"title":"Implementing risk-based approaches to improve drinking water quality in small water supplies in the Nordic region – barriers and solutions","authors":"Maria J. Gunnarsdottir, Sigurdur M. Gardarsson, Magnus Eriksson, Hans-Jörgen Albrechtsen, Kim Steve Gerlach Bergkvist, Pekka M. Rossi, Riikka Matilainen, Lisbeth Truelstrup Hansen, Pernille Erland Jensen, Judith Y. A. Maréchal, Mette Myrmel, Frida Celius Kalheim, Kenneth M. Persson, August Bjerkén, Jamie Bartram","doi":"10.2166/wh.2023.088","DOIUrl":"https://doi.org/10.2166/wh.2023.088","url":null,"abstract":"Abstract Small water supplies face similar problems worldwide, regardless of ownership or management type. Non-compliance with water quality regulations is more frequent in small supplies than in large ones, as are waterborne disease outbreaks. The new EU Drinking Water Directive requires risk-based approach (RBA) to secure water safety as is recommended in the WHO's Guidelines for drinking water quality through ‘water safety plans’. This is already in regulation in the Nordic countries, although less used in small supplies. In this research, we explore the challenges, barriers and possible solutions to implementing RBA and improving compliance in small supplies. This was achieved by conducting and analysing interviews with 53 stakeholders from all 8 Nordic countries to produce recommendations for action by the different implicated actors. Our findings suggest the centrality of governmental policy, including support for continuous training, provision of simple RBA guidelines and increasing cooperation in the water sector. The Nordic experience reflects global challenges with small water supplies and the trend towards systematic preventive management epitomized in the framework for drinking water safety advocated by the World Health Organization since 2004.","PeriodicalId":17436,"journal":{"name":"Journal of water and health","volume":"7 16","pages":"0"},"PeriodicalIF":0.0,"publicationDate":"2023-11-08","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"135390800","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":4,"RegionCategory":"环境科学与生态学","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}

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