Environmental Hygiene, Water Quality and Human Health
A special issue of International Journal of Environmental Research and Public Health (ISSN 1660-4601). This special issue belongs to the section "Global Health".
Deadline for manuscript submissions: closed (30 September 2021) | Viewed by 26061
Special Issue Editor
Interests: infectious disease epidemiology; water hygiene; environmental health; public health; Legionella; waterborne diseases
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Dear Colleagues,
In recent years, many water-borne diseases from contaminated water resources have been reported by countries with varying levels of economic development. These diseases are caused by pathogenic microorganisms of enteric origin, distributed by anthropogenic and natural processes, such as grazing, manure spreading, and uncontrolled sewage disposal. Runoff processes mobilize these microorganisms, leading to potential contamination of surface water, groundwater through soil infiltration, and recreational water such as seawater. Different environmental factors such as global climate change influence the prevalence and degree of water contamination. Anthropic pressure causes considerable exploitation of water resources, leading to reduced water availability and the progressive deterioration of water quality. From this follows the use of treated and untreated wastewater responsible for some phenomena that pose a risk to human health such as the onset of antibiotic-resistant bacteria and microbial outbreaks linked with agricultural reuse of wastewater. In this Special Issue, the submission of papers focused on main factors that make water resources vulnerable, innovative methods and strategies for the monitoring of water intended for human consumption, recreational water, and reuse of waters through water treatment systems (e.g., for irrigation use). New or improved strategies to identify the measures necessary to reduce contamination and mitigate the risks associated with the use of contaminated water resources are welcome.
Dr. Osvalda De Giglio
Guest Editor
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Keywords
- Environmental hygiene
- Water contamination
- Human health
- Waterborne diseases
- Recreational water
- Emerging pollutants
- Drinking water
- Water disinfection
- Water resource monitoring
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