Issue 55
Public Health Newsletter of Water Quality Research Australia
September 2009
In this Issue:

Report On Brisbane Fluoride Incident
Water Problems Hit Alpine Resorts
New NDMA Source Identified
News Items
From the Literature
  
Arsenic
  
Biofilms
  
Boil Water Notices
  
Cancer
   Cryptosporidium
   Endemic Disease
  
Kashin-Beck Disease
   Legionella

   Manganese
  
Norovirus
   
Outbreaks
   
Pharmaceuticals
   Potable Reuse
   POU Systems

  
Rotavirus
   Toxic Elements
   Water Disinfection

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From the Literature

Arsenic


Arsenic in groundwater in New England - point-of-entry and point-of-use treatment of private wells.
Moller, T., Sylvester, P., Shepard, D. and Morassi, E. (2009) Desalination, 243 (1-3); 293-304.


Effect of arsenic exposure during pregnancy on infant development at 7 months in rural Matlab , Bangladesh.
Tofail, F., Vahter, M., Hamadani, J.D., Nermell, B., Huda, S.N., Yunus, M., Rahman, M. and Grantham-McGregor, S.M. (2009) Environmental Health Perspectives, 117 (2); 288-293.


Arsenic levels in ground water and cancer incidence in Idaho : An ecologic study.
Han, Y.Y., Weissfeld, J.L., Davis , D.L. and Talbott, E.O. (2009) International Archives of Occupational and Environmental Health, 82 (7); 843-849.

Biofilms


Incorporation of natural uncultivable Legionella pneumophila into potable water biofilms provides a protective niche against chlorination stress.
Giao, M.S., Wilks, S., Azevedo, N.F., Vieira, M.J. and Keevil, C.W. (2009) Biofouling, 25 (4); 345-351

Boil Water Notices

A water contamination incident in Oslo, Norway during October 2007; a basis for discussion of boil-water notices and the potential for post-treatment contamination of drinking water supplies.
Robertson, L., Gjerde, B., Hansen, E.F. and Stachurska-Hagen, T. (2009) Journal of Water and Health, 7 (1); 55-66.

Cancer

Cigarette smoking and drinking water source: Correlation with clinical features and pathology of superficial bladder carcinoma.
Serretta, V., Altieri, V., Morgia, G., Allegro, R., Ruggirello, A., Di Lallo, A., Carrieri, G. and Melloni, D. (2009) Urologia Internationalis, 82 (3); 318-323.

Cryptosporidium

Multiple risk factors associated with a large statewide increase in cryptosporidiosis.
Valderrama, A.L., Hlavsa, M.C., Cronquist, A., Cosgrove, S., Johnston , S.P., Roberts, J.M., Stock, M.L., Xiao, L., Xavier, K. and Beach, M.J. (2009) Epidemiology and Infection, 1-8.


Outbreak of cryptosporidiosis associated with a splash park - Idaho , 2007.
(2009) Morbidity and Mortality Weekly Report, 58 (22); 615-618.

Endemic Disease

Drinking water residence time in distribution networks and emergency department visits for gastrointestinal illness in Metro Atlanta , Georgia.
Tinker, S.C., Moe, C.L., Klein, M., Flanders , W.D., Uber, J., Amirtharajah, A., Singer, P. and Tolbert, P.E. (2009) Journal of Water and Health, 7 (2); 332-343.

Kashin-Beck Disease


Main Source of Drinking Water and Familial Aggregation of Kashin-Beck Disease: A Population Based on Case-Control Family Study.
Zhang, Y., Guo, X., Ping , Z., Yu, M., Shi, X., Lv, A., Wang, F. and Wang, Z. (2009) Annals of Epidemiology, 19 (8); 560-566.

Legionella


Legionella control by chlorine dioxide in hospital water systems.
Zhang, Z., McCann, C., Hanrahan, J., Jencson, A., Joyce, D., Fyffe, S., Piesczynski, S., Hawks, R., Stout, J.E., Yu, V.L. and Vidic, R.D. (2009) Journal / American Water Works Association, 101 (5); 117-127.

Manganese


Maternal and early life exposure to manganese in rural Bangladesh.
Ljung, K.S., Kippler, M.J., Goessler, W., Grander, G.M., Nermell, B.M. and Vahter , M.E. (2009) Environmental Science and Technology, 43 (7); 2595-2601.

Norovirus



An analysis of water quality in the Colorado River, 2003-04; An investigation into recurring outbreaks of norovirus among rafters.
Jones, E.L., Gaither, M., Kramer, A. and Gerba, C.P. (2009) Wilderness and Environmental Medicine, 20 (1); 6-13.

Outbreaks



Rainfall and outbreaks of drinking water related disease and in England and Wales.
Nichols, G., Lane, C., Asgari, N., Verlander, N.Q. and Charlett, A. (2009) Journal of Water and Health, 7 (1); 1-8.


Massive outbreak of viral gastroenteritis associated with consumption of municipal drinking water in a European capital city.
Werber, D., Lausevic, D., Mugosa, B., Vratnica, Z., Ivanovic-Nikolic, L., Zizic, L., Alexandre-Bird, A., Fiore, L., Ruggeri, F.M., Di Bartolo, I., Battistone, A., Gassilloud, B., Perelle, S., Nitzan Kaluski, D., Kivi, M., Andraghetti, R. and Pollock, K.G.J. (2009) Epidemiology and Infection, 1-8.

 Pharmaceuticals


Estimation of the cancer risk to humans resulting from the presence of cyclophosphamide and ifosfamide in surface water. Kummerer, K. and Al-Ahmad, A. (2009) Environmental Science and Pollution Research, 1-11.

 Potable Reuse


Indirect potable reuse: A sustainable water supply alternative.
Rodriguez, D., Van Buynder, P., Lugg, R., Blair, P., Devine, B., Cook, A. and Weinstein, P. (2009) International Journal of Environmental Research and Public Health, 6 (3); 1174-1209.

 POU Systems


Control of health risks in drinking water through point-of-use systems.
Liu, R. and Qu, J. (2009) Chinese Science Bulletin, 54 (12); 1996-2001.

Rotavirus


Detection of infectious rotavirus in naturally contaminated source waters for drinking water production.
Rutjes, S.A., Lodder, W.J., Van Leeuwen, A.D. and De Roda Husman, A.M. (2009) Journal of Applied Microbiology, 107 (1); 97-105.


First Molecular Detection of Group A Rotaviruses in Drinking Water Sources in Beijing , China.
He, X.Q., Cheng, L., Zhang, D.Y., Li, W., Xie, X.M., Ma, M. and Wang, Z.J. (2009) Bulletin of Environmental Contamination and Toxicology, 1-5.

Toxic Elements


Public health strategies for western Bangladesh that address arsenic manganese, uranium, and other toxic elements in drinking water.
Frisbie, S.H., Mitchell, E.J., Mastera, L.J., Maynard, D.M., Yusuf, A.Z., Siddiq, M.Y., Ortega, R., Dunn, R.K., Westerman, D.S., Bacquart, T. and Sarkar, B. (2009) Environmental Health Perspectives, 117 (3); 410-416.

Water Disinfection


Solar disinfection of drinking water (SODIS): An investigation of the effect of UV-A dose on inactivation efficiency.
Ubomba-Jaswa, E., Navntoft, C., Polo-Lopez, M.I., Fernandez-Ibanez, P. and McGuigan, K.G. (2009) Photochemical and Photobiological Sciences, 8 (5); 587-595.