A searchable Archive of all Health Stream articles and literature summaries is available.


2008
   

March 2008 (Issue 49)    HTML     PDF
Waterborne Outbreak In Colorado
Camelford Investigation Reopened
US EPA Publishes Draft CCL3
Nokia Boil Water Alert Ends

2007

December 2007 (Issue 48)     HTML     PDF
Distribution System Health Study
NHMRC Fluoridation Report
Waterborne Outbreak in Finland 		September 2007 (Issue 47)    HTML     PDF
UK Revises Water Regulations
US Recreational Water Workshop
AwwaRF EDC Research
June 2007 (Issue 46)    HTML     PDF  
DBPs And Healthy Men Study
Galway Cryptosporidium Outbreak
NHMRC Water Quality Advisory Committee
Potable Reuse Guidelines For Public Comment
March 2007 (Issue 45)    HTML     PDF
US Waterborne Outbreaks 2003-2004
Spanish Bladder Cancer-DBP Study
Waterborne Outbreak In Denmark

2006

December 2006 (Issue 44)     HTML     PDF
Australian Guidelines for Water Recycling (Phase 1) Released
WHO Fluoride Monograph
Canadian First Nations Water Report
Recycled Water Cleared In Outbreak 		September 2006 (Issue 43)    HTML     PDF
US Waterborne Disease Estimate
Recreational Water Risks
 IARC Evaluates Nitrate, Nitrite and Cyanobacterial Toxins
WHO Seeks Comment On NDMA
Fluoridation Of Bottled Water
Call For Recycled Water Ban
June 2006 (Issue 42)    HTML     PDF
Asbestos In Drinking Water
Fluoride And Bone Cancer
Waterborne Outbreaks in England and Wales 1992-2003
US Groundwater Study
March 2006 (Issue 41)    HTML     PDF
Nutrients In Drinking Water
NRC Report On Fluoride
BMAA And Neurological Disease
Legionella Risks

2005

December 2005 (Issue 40)     HTML     PDF
Avian Influenza: Is There A Risk
To Water Supplies?
Cryptosporidium Outbreak In Wales
Australian Water Recycling Guidelines
EU Agrees On Bathing Directive
Cocaine Rivers Make Headlines 		September 2005 (Issue 39)    HTML     PDF
US DBP-Pregnancy Study
Victoria 's Safe Drinking Water Regulations
Update on EU Bathing Water Directive
Workshop report
    Cryptosporidium – the next steps to achieve safe drinking water?
June 2005 (Issue 38)    HTML     PDF
Cyanobacteria-Alzheimer's Link?
Cost Of Swimming-Related Illness
Chlorine And Cholera In Peru
European Protocol On Water & Health
March 2005 (Issue 37)    HTML     PDF
Report On UK Aluminium Incident
Walkerton Operators Sentenced
Ohio Outbreak Investigation

2004

December 2004 (Issue 36)   HTML     PDF
UK DBP And Birth Study
Giardia Outbreak In Norway
US Drinking Water Outbreaks
US Recreational Water Outbreaks 		September 2004 (Issue 35)    HTML     PDF
WHO Drinking-water Guidelines Released
Ranger Uranium Mine Incident
Arsenic Removal Plants Failing
Fern Toxin Found In Water Supplies
Water Suspected In Ohio Outbreak
Book Review
    Safe Drinking Water: Lessons from Recent Outbreaks in Affluent Nations
June 2004 (Issue 34)    HTML     PDF
WHO Study On Child Health
Draft Australian Recreational Water Guidelines
Canada Issues Multi-Barrier Guidance
Conference Reports
   Risk Management Strategies for Drinking Water Utilities: The Role of HACCP, Management Systems and Water Safety Plans
   11th Canadian National Conference and 2nd Policy Forum on Drinking Water 		March 2004 (Issue 33)    HTML     PDF
Workshop Report: Effective Drinking Water Quality Management
Setback for Bangladesh Arsenic Claim
Leukemia Panel Final Report
Australian Drinking Water Guidelines Update
Risk Analysis of Outbreaks

  2003

December 2003 (Issue 32)    HTML     PDF
National Water Recycling Guidelines
WHO Recreational Water Guidelines
PET Urban Myth Hits Australia
US Senate Rejects MTBE Immunity
WHO Publications on Drinking Water 		September 2003 (Issue 31)    HTML     PDF
US Waterborne Disease Study
Conference Report
  15th Conference of the International Society
        for Environmental Epidemiology
  DALYS for Waterborne Disease
June 2003 (Issue 30)     HTML     PDF
Bangladesh Arsenic Case To Proceed
Milwaukee - 10 Years Later
Charges Over Walkerton Outbreak
Setback For Netherlands Dual Supplies
EU Bathing Water Reforms Stalled 		March 2003 (Issue 29)    HTML     PDF
Nevada Cancer Investigation
Copper Toxicity in German Infants
Walkerton Health Study
UN World Water Development Report
Costs of Water Disasters Rise

    2002

December 2002 (Issue 28)    HTML     PDF
Australian Drinking Water Guidelines Rolling Revision
US Waterborne Disease Outbreaks 1999-2000
Naegleria Deaths In Arizona
UK Fluoride Research Priorities
WHO Report On Home Water Management 		September 2002 (Issue 27)    HTML     PDF
US EPA Reviews Total Coliform Rule
Cryptosporidium Alerts For Scotland
Waterborne Disease Website Launched
Book Review
    Drinking Water and Infectious Disease:
    Establishing the Links
June 2002 (Issue 26)    HTML     PDF
Walkerton Inquiry Second Report
Conference Reports
    Heterotrophic Plate Count Bacteria in Drinking Water
       - Public Health Implications?
    10th Canadian National Conference and 1st Policy Forum
        on Drinking Water
Circulation Report		 March 2002 (Issue 25)    HTML     PDF
First Report of the Walkerton Inquiry
Camelford Incident Reviewed
Update on Battleford Outbreak
Book Review
     Nitrate and Man: toxic, harmless or beneficial?

    2001

December 2001 (Issue 24)    HTML     PDF
Conference Report
    Cryptosporidium: From Molecules To Disease
Disinfection Byproducts and Health Effects Seminar
Book Review
    Water Quality: Guidelines, Standards and Health
September 2001 (Issue 23)    HTML     PDF
MTBE Debate For Australia
New Approaches For Water Quality Testing
Value Of Cyanobacterial Control
Update on US Arsenic Rule
Climate Change and Waterborne Disease
June 2001 (Issue 22)    HTML     PDF
Effective Approaches to Managing Microbiological Water Quality
Framework for Management of Drinking Water Quality
Management of Microbiological Contamination in Distribution Systems
Microbial / Disinfection By-products Health Effects Symposium
Cryptosporidium Outbreak in Canada
Cyanobacterial Toxins in Florida 		March 2001 (Issue 21)    HTML     PDF
US EPA To Withdraw Arsenic Rule
Cryptosporidium Genotyping
Legionella Monitoring
Walkerton Inquiry Continues
    
2000

December 2000 (Issue 20)    HTML     PDF
Rural and Remote Water Supplies
NZ Standards and Public Health Risk Management Plans
US Water Rules
Walkerton Update
UK Fluoride Report
Vancouver Turbidity Study 		September 2000 (Issue 19)    HTML     PDF
New US Arsenic Rule
UK Cryptosporidium Monitoring
Walkerton E.coli Outbreak
OECD Expert Working Group
Australian Drinking Water Guidelines Rolling Revision
June 2000 (Issue 18)    HTML     PDF
New Cyanobacterial Toxin
E. coli Strikes Canadian Town
Update on NATA Accreditation for Protozoa Testing
Workshop Report
      Exposure Assessment for Disinfection By-Products
      in Epidemiologic Studies
Coliform Debate
Conference Announcement
      Cryptosporidium - From Molecules to Disease October 2001   		March 2000 (Issue 17)    HTML     PDF
Sydney Catchment Audit Report
US Ground Water Rule
Workshop Report
      WSAA Strategic Workshop on Viability Testing
      and Genetic Typing of Cryptosporidium Oocysts
Announcements
      EERE 2000
      Australian Drinking Water Guidelines - Rolling Revision
      Australian Drinking Water Guidelines - Web version
     
 1999

December 1999 (Issue 16)    HTML     PDF

National Workshop on Drinking Water Quality Management
Cryptosporidium and water - the numbers game
US EPA sued over chloroform
Cryptosporidium detection methods
September 1999 (Issue 15)    HTML     PDF

New Research Project
    A system for the early detection of outbreaks
    of water-related gastroenteritis for Australia
Arsenic in Bangladesh
Cryptosporidium Laws Introduced
Sydney - One Year Later
Water Advice Revised
E. coli Outbreak at US County Fair
Cause of UK Outbreak Unknown
Microbial Threats to Water
CRCWQT Scholarships
June 1999 (Issue 14)    HTML     PDF

European Water & Health Protocol
Water and Health in Europe
Developments in Cryptosporidium Viability Testing
Benefit-Cost of US Water Rules
New Cryptosporidium Test for US
Circulation Report 		March 1999 (Issue 13)    HTML     PDF
Sydney Water Inquiry Concludes
  Fourth Report
     Prospect Water Filtration Plant tender process and contract
     arrangements
      The Conclusions of the Inquiry
  Final Report
      The Recommendations of the Inquiry
UK Cryptosporidium Report
Changes to US water regulations

   1998

December 1998 (Issue 12)    HTML     PDF
Sydney Water Inquiry Continues
New Research on Aluminium
Early detection can reduce impact of outbreaks
Conference Reports
     4th International Conference on Toxic Cyanobacteria
     Cryptosporidium in Water: a consensus conference
September 1998 (Issue 11)    HTML     PDF
Protozoa in Sydney
    The Background
    The Incidents
    The Inquiry
    The Health Investigation
    The Questions
    The Public Impact
UK Cryptosporidium Legislation
June 1998 (Issue 10)    HTML     PDF
Brazil Dialysis Tragedy
FISHing for Cryptosporidium
Water supplies at risk from BSE?
Conference Report - CRCWQT Postgraduate Student Conference 		March 1998 (Issue 9)    HTML     PDF
New Research Project
Case-control study of Cryptosporidiosis

(Validation and Pilot )

DBPs and Pregnancy Outcomes
EPA Review Finds PhiladelphiaTurbidity Study Seriously Flawed
Canberra Swimming Pool Associated Cryptosporidiosis Outbreak

   1997

December 1997 (Issue 8)    HTML     PDF
New Research Project
Development and evaluation of a model for predicting the fate of
Cryptosporidium and Campylobacter in drinking water
supply systems
US Study links Turbidity to Illness
Evidence for Two Sources of Cryptosporidium Infection
Conference Report
   Australian Society for Microbiology Annual Scientific Meeting


 		September 1997 (Issue 7)    HTML     PDF
Second Canadian Study of Endemic Gastroenteritis Published
New Research Projects
Fluoridation of Drinking Water Supplies
The Effect of Chlorination on Rates of Gastroenteritis
WHO Guidelines for Cyanobacterial Toxins in Drinking Water
Cryptosporidium Handbook
Tap Water Wins the Taste Test
Fluoridation Debate Resurfaces
Conference Report
     International Society for Environmental Epidemiology
June 1997 (Issue 6)    HTML     PDF
When is an outbreak not really an outbreak?
New York filtration debate continues
Conference Reports
International Symposium on Waterborne Cryptosporidium
Australasian Society for Infectious Diseases

Epidemiology Spot
     Relative Risk and Odds Ratios - tools to measure the association between an exposure (a potential risk factor) and a disease
Research Updates
The Water Quality Study
Recreational exposure to cyanobacteria
March 1997 (Issue 5)    HTML     PDF
New Research Project
Double blinded randomised controlled cross over
trial on disinfection by products in drinking
water and micronucleated bladder epithelial cells

Cryptosporidium outbreak near London
Contact lens warning issued in UK
Canadian Drinking Water Materials Safety Act
New York Watershed Agreement
Epidemiology Spot
Disease measurement

   1996

December 1996 (Issue 4)    HTML     PDF
Is waterborne disease a myth?
Cryptosporidium makes headlines in Sydney
US litigation over Information Collection Rule
Workshop Report
Micro & Ultrafiltration in Water Treatment

Epidemiology Spot
The Placebo Effect

 September 1996 (Issue 3)    HTML     PDF
New Research Project
The Early Detection of Outbreaks of Waterborne Gastroenteritis

Workshop Report
Public Health Priorities in Managing Drinking Water

AAM Report on Microbiological Water Quality and Safety
WSAA Studies on Aluminium
Epidemiology Spot
       Case-Control Studies

June 1996 (Issue 2)    HTML     PDF
Australian Drinking Water Guidelines
New Research Projects
Cyanobacterial bloom occurrence in drinking water and health effects
Cyanobacterial tumour promotion

 Environmental arsenic exposure and human absorption
US Information Collection Rule
Conference Reports
Epidemiology spot
Cohort Studies

 April 1996 (Issue 1)    HTML     PDF
Program 1 Partners
Program 1 Research Projects
Epidemiology spot
Double Blind Randomised Placebo Controlled Trial

Focus on Project 1.4
The Water Filter Trial