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the Literature
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Arsenic |
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Kidney cancer mortality: Fifty-year latency patterns related to arsenic exposure.
Yuan Y, Marshall G, Ferreccio C, Steinmaus C, Liaw J, Bates M and Smith AH. (2010) Epidemiology, 21 (1); 103-108.
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Lung cancer in a U.S. population with low to moderate arsenic exposure.
Heck, J.E., Andrew, A.S., Onega, T., Rigas, J.R., Jackson , B.P., Karagas, M.R. and Duell, E.J. (2009) Environmental Health Perspectives, 117 (11); 1718-1723.
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Maternal drinking water arsenic exposure and perinatal outcomes in Inner Mongolia, China.
Myers, S.L., Lobdell, D.T., Liu, Z., Xia, Y., Ren, H., Li, Y., Kwok, R.K., Mumford, J.L. and Mendola, P. (2010) Journal of Epidemiology and Community Health, 64 (4); 325-329.
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Disinfection Byproducts |
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Trihalomethanes in drinking water and the risk of death from colon cancer in Taiwan.
Kuo HW, Tiao MM, Wu TN and Yang CY. (2009) Journal of Toxicology and Environmental Health - Part A: Current Issues, 72 (20); 1217-1222.
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Innovative method for prioritizing emerging disinfection by-products (DBPs) in drinking water on the basis of their potential impact on public health.
Hebert, A., Forestier, D., Lenes, D., Benanou, D., Jacob, S., Arfi, C., Lambolez, L. and Levi, Y. (2010) Water Research, 44 (10); 2997-3312. |
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Exposure to disinfection by-products, fetal growth, and prematurity: A systematic review and meta-analysis.
Grellier, J., Bennett, J., Patelarou, E., Smith, R.B., Toledano, M.B., Rushton, L., Briggs, D.J. and Nieuwenhuijsen, M.J. (2010) Epidemiology, 21 (3), 300-313. |
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Lead |
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Is there still a problem with lead in drinking water in the European Union?
Hayes, C.R. and Skubala , N.D. (2009) Journal of Water and Health, 7 (4); 569-580. |
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Nitrate |
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Nitrate intake and the risk of thyroid cancer and thyroid disease.
Ward MH, Kilfoy BA, Weyer PJ, Anderson KE, Folsom AR and Cerhan JR. (2010) Epidemiology, 21 (3); 389-395. |
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Nitrates in municipal drinking water and non-hodgkin lymphoma: An ecological cancer case-control study in Taiwan.
Chang, C.C., Tsai, S.S., Wu, T.N. and Yang, C.Y. (2010) Journal of Toxicology and Environmental Health - Part A: Current Issues, 73 (4); 330-338.
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Outbreaks |
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A Cryptosporidium hominis outbreak in North-West Wales associated with low oocyst counts in treated drinking water.
Mason BW, Chalmers RM, Carnicer-Pont D and Casemore DP. (2010) Journal of Water & Health, 8 (2); 299-310. |
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Detection of Cryptosporidium species and sources of contamination with Cryptosporidium hominis during a waterborne outbreak in north west Wales.
Chalmers, R.M., Robinson, G., Elwin, K., Hadfield, S.J., Thomas, E., Watkins, J., Casemore, D. and Kay, D. (2010) Journal of Water & Health, 8 (2); 311-325.
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Waterborne disease in Norway: emphasizing outbreaks in groundwater systems.
Kvitsand, H.M.L., Fiksdal, L. (2010) Water Science and Technology, 61 (3); 563-571. |
Pharmaceuticals |
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Human health risk assessment of carbamazepine in surface waters of North America and Europe.
Cunningham VL, Perino C, D'Aco VJ, Hartmann A and Bechter R. (2010) Regulatory Toxicology and Pharmacology, 56 (3); 343-351. |
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Evaluation of a new disinfection approach: Efficacy of chlorine and bromine halogenated contact disinfection for reduction of viruses and microcystin toxin.
Coulliette AD, Peterson LA, Mosberg JAW and Rose JB. (2010) American Journal of Tropical Medicine and Hygiene, 82 (2); 279-288. |
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Microbiological effectiveness of disinfecting water by boiling in rural Guatemala.
Rosa, G., Miller, L. and Clasen, T. (2010) American Journal of Tropical Medicine and Hygiene, 82 (3); 473-477. |
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Rainwater
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Analysis of first flush to improve the water quality in rainwater tanks.
Kus B, Kandasamy J, Vigneswaran S and Shon HK. (2010) Water Science and Technology, 61 (2); 421-428.
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Sporadic Disease |
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Enteric illness risks before and after water treatment improvements.
Frost FJ, Tollestrup K, Roberts M, Kunde TR, Craun GF and Harter L. (2009) Journal of Water and Health, 7 (4); 581-589. |
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Where's the pump? Associating sporadic enteric disease with drinking water using a geographic information system, in British Columbia , Canada , 1996-2005.
Uhlmann S, Galanis E, Takaro T, Mak S, Gustafson L, Embree G, Bellack N, Corbett K and Isaac-Renton J. (2009) Journal of Water and Health, 7 (4); 692-698. |
Water Consumption |
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Relative validity of a self-completion 24 h recall questionnaire to assess beverage consumption among schoolchildren aged 7 to 9 years.
Muckelbauer, R., Libuda, L. and Kersting, M. (2010) Public Health Nutrition, 13 (2); 187-195.
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Water Hardness
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Relationship between tap water hardness, magnesium, and calcium concentration and mortality due to ischemic heart disease or stroke in the Netherlands.
Leurs LJ, Schouten LJ, Mons MN , Goldbohm RA and Van Den Brandt PA. (2010) Environmental Health Perspectives, 118 (3); 414-420. |
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Effect modification of the association between trihalomethanes and pancreatic cancer by drinking water hardness: Evidence from an ecological study.
Chiu, H.F., Tsai, S.S., Wu, T.N. and Yang, C.Y. (2010) Environmental Research, 110 (5); 513-518. |
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Water Quality |
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Supply system factors associated with microbiological drinking water safety in regional New South Wales , Australia , 2001-2007.
Cretikos M, Byleveld P, Durrheim DN, Porigneaux P, Merritt T. and Leask S. (2010) Journal of Water & Health, 8 (2); 257-268. |
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Quality of drinking-water at source and point-of-consumption--drinking cup as a high potential recontamination risk: a field study in Bolivia.
Rufener, S., Mausezahl, D., Mosler, H.J. and Weingartner, R. (2010) Journal of Health, Population, and Nutrition, 28 (1); 34-41. |
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Beverages obtained from soda fountain machines in the U.S. contain microorganisms, including coliform bacteria.
White, A.S., Godard, R.D., Belling, C., Kasza, V. and Beach, R.L. (2010) International Journal of Food Microbiology, 137 (1); 61-66. |
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