Issue 45
Public Health Newsletter of the CRC for Water Quality and Treatment
March 2007
In this Issue:

US Waterborne Outbreaks 2003-2004
Spanish Bladder Cancer-DBP Study
Waterborne Outbreak In Denmark
News Items
From the Literature
   Adenovirus
  
Arsenic
  
Avian Influenza
   
Copper
   Disinfection Byproducts
   E. coli O157
   
Fungi
  
Nitrate
  
Norovirus
  
Outbreaks
   Polycyclic Aromatic Hydrocarbons
   
Radionuclides
   Recreational Water
   Recycled Water
   Water Consumption
   Water Coolers
   Water Quality
  

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From the Literature

Adenovirus


Human Adenoviruses in water: Occurrence and health implications: A critical review.
Jiang , S.C. (2006) Environmental Science and Technology, 40 (23); 7132-40.

Arsenic

Major contributors to inorganic arsenic intake in southeastern Michigan .
Meliker, J.R., Franzblau, A., Slotnick, M.J. and Nriagu, J.O. (2006) International Journal of Hygiene & Environmental Health, 209 (5); 399-411.



Modification of risk of arsenic-induced skin lesions by sunlight exposure, smoking, and occupational exposures in Bangladesh .
Chen, Y., Graziano, J.H., Parvez, F., Hussain, I. , Momotaj, H., van Geen, A., Howe, G.R. and Ahsan, H. (2006) Epidemiology, 17 (4); 459-67.


Environmental arsenic exposure and sputum metalloproteinase concentrations.
Josyula, A.B., Poplin, G.S., Kurzius-Spencer, M., McClellen, H.E., Kopplin, M.J., Sturup, S., Clark Lantz, R. and Burgess, J.L. (2006) Environmental Research, 102 (3); 283-90.


Reduction in urinary arsenic levels in response to arsenic mitigation efforts in Araihazar , Bangladesh .
Chen, Y., van Geen, A., Graziano, J.H., Pfaff, A., Madejewicz, M., Parvez, F., Hussain, I. , Slavkovich, V., Islam, T. and Ahsan, H. (2007) Environmental Health Perspectives, doi:10.1289/ehp.9833 available via http://dx.doi.org/ [Online 5 February 2007]

Avian Influenza



Inactivation of the avian influenza virus (H5N2) in typical domestic wastewater and drinking treatment systems.
Lucio-Forster, A., Bowman, D.D., Lucio-martinez, B., Labare, M.P. and Butkus, M.A. (2006) environmental Engineering Science, 23 (6); 897-903.

Copper

Assessment of human exposure to copper: a case study using the NHEXAS database.
Georgopoulos, P.G., Wang, S.W., Georgopoulos, I.G., Yonone-Lioy, M.J. and Lioy, P.J. (2006) Journal of Exposure Science & Environmental Epidemiology, 16 (5); 397-409.

Disinfection Byproducts

Estimated effects of disinfection by-products on preterm birth in a population served by a single water utility.
Lewis, C., Suffet, I.H., Hoggatt, K. and Ritz, B. (2007) Environmental Health Perspectives, 115 (12); 290-5.



The determinants of prevalence of health complaints among young competitive swimmers.
Levesque, B., Duchesne, J.-F., Gingras, S., Lavoie, R., Prud'homme, D., Bernard, E., Boulet, L.-P. and Ernst, P. (2006) International Archives of Occupational & Environmental Health, 80 (1); 32-9.

E.coli O157



Occurrence of Escherichia coli O157:H7 and other enterohemorrhagic Escherichia coli in the environment.
Muniesa, M., Jofre, J., Garcia-Aljaro, C. and Blanch, A.R. (2006) Environmental Science and Technology, 40 (23); 7141-9.

Fungi


Diversity and significance of mold species in Norwegian drinking water.
Hageskal, G., Knutsen, A.K., Gaustad, P., de Hoog, G.S. and Skaar, I. (2006) Applied & Environmental Microbiology, 72 (12); 7586-93.

Nitrate



Does the evidence about health risks associated with nitrate ingestion warrant an increase of the nitrate standard for drinking water?
van Grinsven, H.J., Ward, M.H., Benjamin, N. and de Kok, T.M. (2006) Environmental Health: A Global Access Science Source, 5 :26 .

Norovirus



Quantitative risk assessment of noroviruses in drinking water based on qualitative data in Japan.
Masago, Y., Katayama, H., Watanabe, T., Haramoto, E., Hashimoto, A., Omura, T. and Hirata, T.O., S. (2006) Environmental Science & Technology, 40 (23); 7428-33.

Outbreaks



Massive microbiological groundwater contamination associated with a waterborne outbreak in Lake Erie, South Bass Island , OH .
Fong, T.-T., Mansfield , L.S., Wilson , D.L., Schwab, D.J., Molloy, S.L. and Rose, J.B. (2007) Environmental Health Perspectives, doi:10.1289/ehp.9430 available via http://dx.doi.org/ [Online 6 February 2007]

Polycyclic Aromatic Hydrocarbons



Evaluation of the hypothesis that Balkan endemic nephropathy is caused by drinking water exposure to contaminants leaching from Pliocene coal deposits.
Voice, T.C., McElmurry, S.P., Long, D.T., Dimitrov, P., Ganev, V.S. and Peptropoulos, E.A. (2006) Journal of Exposure Science & Environmental Epidemiology, 16 (6); 515-24.

Radionuclides


Well water radioactivity and risk of cancers of the urinary organs.
Kurttio, P., Salonen, L., Ilus, T., Pekkanen, J., Pukkala, E. and Auvinen, A. (2006) Environmental Research, 102 (3); 333-8.

Recreational Water

Quantitative evaluation of bacteria released by bathers in a marine water.
Elmir, S.M., Wright, M.E., Abdelzaher, A., Solo-Gabriele, H.M., Fleming, L.E., Miller, G., Rybolowik, M., Peter Shih, M.-T., Pillai, S.P., Cooper, J.A. and Quaye, E.A. (2007) Water Research, 41 (1); 3-10.



Water quality indicators and the risk of illness at beaches with nonpoint sources of fecal contamination.
Colford, J.M., Jr., Wade, T.J., Schiff, K.C., Wright, C.C., Griffith , J.F., Sandhu, S.K., Burns, S., Sobsey, M., Lovelace, G. and Weisberg, S.B. (2007) Epidemiology, 18 (1); 27-35.

Recycled Water

Detection of infectious parasites in reclaimed water.
Huffman, D.E., Gennaccaro, A.L., Berg, T.L., Batzer, G. and Widmer, G. (2006) Water Environment Research, 78 (12); 2297-302.

Water Consumption


Drinking water consumption patterns in Sweden.
Westrell, T., Andersson, Y. and Stenstrom, T.A. (2006) Journal of Water & Health, 4 (4); 511-22.

Water Coolers


Can soda fountains be recommended in hospitals?
Chaberny, I.F., Kaiser, P. and Sonntag, H.G. (2006) International Journal of Hygiene & Environmental Health, 209 (5); 471-5.


Bacteriological quality of drinking water from dispensers (coolers) and possible control measures.
Baumgartner, A. and Grand, M. (2006) Journal of Food Protection, 69 (12); 3043-6.

Water Quality


Leech infestation and its association with water drinking habits.
Raza, S.N., Shabbir, S.M. and Anwar ul, H. (2006) Jcpsp, Journal of the College of Physicians & Surgeons - Pakistan , 16 (3); 175-8.


Screening high-fluoride and high-arsenic drinking waters and surveying endemic fluorosis and arsenism in Shaanxi province in western China.
Zhu, C., Bai, G., Liu, X. and Li, Y. (2006) Water Research, 40 (16); 3015-22.