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Publications (2007-2009):

2009

In vitro activity of pyrvinium pamoate against Entamoeba histolytica and Giardia intestinalis using radiolabelled thymidine incorporation and an SYBR Green I-based fluorescence assay

Human zoonotic enteropathogens in a constructed free-surface flow wetland

Wastewater Treatment (not infectious hazards)

Risks of Recreational Exposure to Waterborne Pathogens Among Persons With HIV/AIDS in Baltimore,MD

Fate of Cryptosporidium parvum and Cryptosporidium hominis oocysts and Giardia duodenalis cysts during secondary wastewater treatments

Propagation of human enteropathogens in constructed horizontal wetlands used for tertiary wastewater treatment

Pretreatment for Low Pressure Membranes in Water Treatment: A Review

Propagation of Human Enteropathogens in Constructed Horizontal Wetlands Used for Tertiary Wastewater Treatment

2008

Assessing the Risks of Exposure to Cryptospordium from Recreational Water Activities in Baltimore, Maryland

The role of aquatic birds in dissemination of human waterborne enteropathogens

Evaluation of murine norovirus, feline calicivirus, poliovirus and MS2 as surrogates for human norovirus in a model of viral persistence in surface water and groundwater

Ab initio and in situ comparison of caffeine, triclosan and triclocarban as indicators of sewage-derived microbes in surface water

Antibiotic resistant enterococci and staphylococci isolated from flies collected near confined poultry feeding operations

The role of free-ranging, captive, and domestic birds of Western Poland in environmental contamination with Cryptosporidium parvum oocysts and Giardia lamblia cysts

Bioaccumulation, retention and depuration of enteric viruses by Crassostrea virginica and Crassostera ariakensis oysters

Getting Drinking Water to People in Ghana

Molecular markers and sentinel organisms for environmental monitoring

Biomonitoring of surface and coastal water for Cryptosporidium, Giardia, and human-virulent microsporidia using molluscan shellfish

Assessment of human water bourne parasites in Irish river basin districts - use of zebra mussels (Dreissena polymorpha) as bioindicators

Solutions for Nigeria

Unified membrane fouling index for low pressure membrane filtration of natural waters: principles and methodology

2007

Dangerous Waters

Maximizing recovery and detection of Cryptosporidium parvum Oocysts from Spiked Eastern Oyster (Crassostrea virginica) tissue samples

Antibiotic-resistant enterococci and fecal indicators in surface water and groundwater impacted by a concentrated swine feeding operation

Microbial and chemical assessment of regions within New Orleans, LA impacted by Hurricane Katrina

Are existing bacterial indicators adequate for determining recreational water illness in waters impacted by nonpoint pollution?

Bather density and levels of Cryptosporidium, Giardia and pathogenic microsporidian pores in recreational bathing water

The effect of a taste-enhancement process for cold-stored raw shell-stock oysters (Crassostrea virginica) on the spillage of human enteropathogens

Impact of bathers on levels of Cryptosporidium parvum oocysts and Giardia lamblia cysts in recreational beach waters

Quantitative evaluation of the impact of bather density on levels of human-virulent microsporidian spores in recreational water

Risk of handling as a route of exposure to infectious waterborne Cryptosporidium parvum oocysts via atlantic blue crabs (Callinectes sapidus)

Quality of reclaimed waters: a public health need for source tracking of wastewater-derived protozoan enteropathogens in engineered wetlands

Human-virulent microsporidian spores in solid waste landfill leachate and sewage sludge, and effects of sanitization treatments on their inactivation

Human enteropathogen load in activated sewage sludge and corresponding sewage sludge end products

Urban feral pigeons (Columbia livia) as a source for air- and waterborne contamination with Enterocytozoon bienusi spores

Human waterborne trematode and protozoan infections

Research Projects

Click on the projects map to learn about the Center’s current work—from developing simple techniques to identify minute pathogenic viruses that escape conventional means of detection to assessing the human health risk posed by a parasite that infects Chesapeake Bay oysters to testing in-home water treatments for isolated populations who lack safe drinking water.

Collaborators

The Johns Hopkins Center for Water and Health welcomes inquiries from foundations, public agencies and private sector concerns with an interest in forging partnerships to translate Center research on water and public health into innovative, evidence-based applications.

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