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A special issue of Beverages (ISSN 2306-5710).

Deadline for manuscript submissions: closed (15 December 2015) | Viewed by 18370

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Dr. Abua Ikem

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Department of Agriculture & Environmental Sciences, Lincoln University, Jefferson City, Missouri 65101, USA
Interests: inorganic and organic contaminants in drinking, surface, and ground water and risks; nutrients and contaminants in aquatic systems; degradation studies of contaminants in the environment; food composition, human nutrition, and risks; method developments in organic and inorganic analysis
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Dear Colleagues,

Water sustains the human race and water use is on the rise, as the global population is predicted to reach at least 8 billion by 2050. Human outputs and advances on all areas related to “Water” are needed if water pressures worldwide will be addressed in the future. To continue this discussion, and to effectively disseminate innovative ideas to our readers and the scientific community, the guest editor invites authors to submit manuscripts on or before 15 December 2015.

The following topics are currently of interest in this Special Issue of “Water”:

  • Water policy and management
  • Water cycle and climate
  • Water quality
  • Bottled water
  • Tap water
  • Mineral Water
  • Emerging contaminants in drinking, surface, and ground waters
  • Ecosystem loss
  • Water infrastructure
  • Water budget

Dr. Abua Ikem
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Water Quality in Selected Small Drinking Water Systems of Missouri Rural Communities
by Bin Hua, Ruipu Mu, Honglan Shi, Enos Inniss and John Yang
Beverages 2016, 2(2), 10; https://doi.org/10.3390/beverages2020010 - 20 Apr 2016
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Small drinking water treatment systems (serving <10,000 population) in rural communities frequently encounter multiple challenges in water quality and federal regulatory compliance, especially the disinfection byproduct (DBP) regulations, due to source water variations, limited resources, and aging infrastructures. Unlike most studies on the [...] Read more.
Small drinking water treatment systems (serving <10,000 population) in rural communities frequently encounter multiple challenges in water quality and federal regulatory compliance, especially the disinfection byproduct (DBP) regulations, due to source water variations, limited resources, and aging infrastructures. Unlike most studies on the DBP control using synthetic water in laboratory settings, this research aimed to identify the major water quality issues confronting small systems in the state of Missouri (MO), the United States of America (USA). Three small systems were selected based on source water and geographic locations. Water samples were collected quarterly from each major treatment process during the period of May 2012 to March 2013 and analyzed to identify the treatment effectiveness and potential water quality issues in each small system. Results of water quality characterization showed that the major water quality issue in the selected small systems was the low efficiency of dissolved organic carbon (DOC) removal, especially the DOC species that are considered as the DBP precursors. Most collected water samples had a higher trihalomethane formation potential (THMFP) than the United States Environmental Protection Agency (USEPA) maximum contaminant limit (MCL) (80 μg/L). Based on the analysis of the treatment efficiency in each system, several strategies for water quality improvement were recommended, and a few of which have been implemented in the small systems, leading to improved drinking water quality and compliance with the USEPA DBP regulations. This study would provide a valuable aid to small system operators and local water authority in context of water quality improvement and the regulatory compliance. Full article
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Using Automated On-Site Monitoring to Calibrate Empirical Models of Trihalomethanes Concentrations in Drinking Water
by Thomas E. Watts III, Robyn A. Snow, Aaron W. Brown, J. C. York, Greg Fantom, Paul S. Simone Jr. and Gary L. Emmert
Beverages 2015, 1(4), 225-247; https://doi.org/10.3390/beverages1040225 - 05 Oct 2015
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An automated, on-site trihalomethanes concentration data set from a conventional water treatment plant was used to optimize powdered activated carbon and pre-chlorination doses. The trihalomethanes concentration data set was used with commonly monitored water quality parameters to improve an empirical model of trihalomethanes [...] Read more.
An automated, on-site trihalomethanes concentration data set from a conventional water treatment plant was used to optimize powdered activated carbon and pre-chlorination doses. The trihalomethanes concentration data set was used with commonly monitored water quality parameters to improve an empirical model of trihalomethanes formation. A calibrated model was used to predict trihalomethanes concentrations the following year. The agreement between the models and measurements was evaluated. The original model predicted trihalomethanes concentrations within ~10 μg·L−1 of the measurement. Calibration improved model prediction by a factor of three to five times better than the literature model. Full article
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Preliminary Evaluation of Enteric Viruses in Bottled Mineral Water Commercialized in Brazil
by Vivian Rodrigues dos Santos, Caroline Rigotto, Rodrigo Staggemeier, Andréia Dalla Vecchia, Andréia Henzel and Fernando Rosado Spilki
Beverages 2015, 1(3), 140-148; https://doi.org/10.3390/beverages1030140 - 23 Jul 2015
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In Brazil, mineral water is widely consumed and as of yet there have been no studies done in the country that aim to detect enteric viruses in this water source. The aim of this study was to analyze the presence of the human [...] Read more.
In Brazil, mineral water is widely consumed and as of yet there have been no studies done in the country that aim to detect enteric viruses in this water source. The aim of this study was to analyze the presence of the human adenovirus (HAdV), the human rotavirus genogroup A (GARV) and the human enterovirus (hEV) in mineral water samples from six different brands that are commercialized in southern Brazil, using molecular techniques and comparing the results with bacterial indicators. Samples of 1.5 L and 500 mL were analyzed for viruses through PCR and total and thermotolerant coliforms. Additionally, heterotrophic bacteria were assayed using a commercial kit. The most prevalent virus was adenovirus (32.5%) followed by rotavirus (25%) and enterovirus (17.5%). Total and thermotolerant coliforms were absent in all samples and only three samples out of the 60 analyzed presented heterotrophic bacteria contamination. We conclude that, following the example taken into consideration regarding the public supply of drinking water, stricter measures for microbiological control should also be applied to mineral water so that this actually becomes a safer alternative. Full article
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