Arsenic

Significance of private water supply wells in a rural Nevada area as a route of exposure to aqueous arsenic
Walker , M., Benson, M. and Shaw, W.D. (2005) Journal of Water & Health, 3 (3); 305-12.

Bronchiectasis in persons with skin lesions resulting from arsenic in drinking water
Mazumder, D.N., Steinmaus, C., Bhattacharya, P., von Ehrenstein, O.S., Ghosh, N., Gotway, M., Sil, A., Balmes, J.R., Haque, R., Hira-Smith, M.M. and Smith, A.H. (2005) Epidemiology, 16 (6); 760-5.

Cadmium

Predicted intake of trace elements and minerals via household drinking water by 6-year-old children from Krakow , Poland . Part 2: Cadmium, 1997-2001
Barton, H. (2005) Food Additives & Contaminants, 22 (9); 816-28.

Cardiovascular Disease

Calcium to magnesium ratio in local ground water and incidence of acute myocardial infarction among males in rural Finland.
Kousa, A., Havulinna, A.S., Moltchanova, E., Taskinen, O., Nikkarinen, M., Eriksson, J. and Karvonen, M. (2006) Environmental Health Perspectives, doi:10.1289/ehp.8438 (Online 13 January 2006)

Disinfection Byproducts

Estimated effects of disinfection by-products on birth weight in a population served by a single water utility.
Lewis, C., Suffet, I.H. and Ritz, B. (2006) American Journal of Epidemiology, 163 (1); 38-47.

Carcinogenicity of the chlorination disinfection by-product MX
McDonald, T.A. and Komulainen, H. (2005) Journal of Environmental Science & Health Part C Environmental Carcinogenesis & Ecotoxicology Reviews, 23 (2); 163-214.

Fluoridation

Blood lead concentrations in children and method of water fluoridation in the United States, 1988-1994.
Macek, M.D., Matte, T.D. et al. (2006) Environmental Health Perspectives, 114 (1); 130-4.

Manganese

Water manganese exposure and children's intellectual function in Araihazar , Bangladesh .
Wasserman, G.A., Liu, X., Parvez, F., Ahsan, H., Levy, A., Factor-Litvak, P., Kline, J., van Geen, A., Slavkovich, V., Lolacono, N.J., Cheng, Z., Zheng, Y. and Graziano, J.H. (2006) Environmental Health Perspectives, 114 (1); 124-9.

Outbreaks

Comparing Shigella waterborne outbreaks in four different areas in Greece : common features and differences
Koutsotoli, A.D., Papassava , M.E. , Maipa, V.E. and Alamanos, Y.P. (2006) Epidemiology & Infection, 134 (1); 157-62.

Investigation into a school enterovirus outbreak using PCR detection and serotype identification based on the 5' non-coding region.
Yeats, J., Smuts, H., Serfontein, C.J. and Kannemeyer, J. (2005) Epidemiology and Infection, 133 (6); 1123-30.

Public Perception

Public perception of drinking water from private water supplies: focus group analyses.
Jones, A.Q., Dewey, C.E., Dore, K., Majowicz, S.E., McEven, S.A., Waltner-Toews, D., Henson, S.J. and Mathews, E. (2005) BMC Public Health, 5: 129.

Recreational Water

A survey of diving behaviour and accidental water ingestion among Dutch occupational and sport divers to assess the risk of infection with waterborne pathogenic microorganisms.
Schijven, J. and de Roda Husman, A.-M. (2006) Environmental Health Perspectives, doi:10.1289/ehp.8523 (Online 16 February 2006);

A randomized controlled trial assessing infectious disease risks from bathing in fresh recreational waters in relation to the concentration of Escherichia coli, intestinal enterococci, Clostridium perfringens, and somatic coliphages.
Wiedenmann, A., Kruger, P., Dietz, K., Lopez-Pila, J.M., Szewzyk, R. and Botzenhart, K. (2006) Environmental Health Perspectives, 114 (2); 228-36.

Recycled Water

Microbial characterization and population changes in nonpotable reclaimed water distribution systems.
Ryu, H., Alum, A. and Abbaszadegan, M. (2005) Environmental Science & Technology, 39 (22); 8600-5.

Viruses

Real-time PCR quantification of human adenoviruses in urban rivers indicates genome prevalence but low infectivity
Choi, S. and Jiang , S.C. (2005) Applied & Environmental Microbiology, 71 (11); 7426-33.

Prevalence, quantification and typing of adenoviruses detected in river and treated drinking water in South Africa
van Heerden, J., Ehlers, M.M., Heim, A. and Grabow, W.O. (2005) Journal of Applied Microbiology, 99 (2); 234-42.

Water Disinfection

A comparison of two systems for chlorinating water in rural Honduras
Henderson , A.K., Sack, R.B. and Toledo , E. (2005) Journal of Health, Population & Nutrition, 23 (3); 275-81.

Drinking water quality and solar disinfection: effectiveness in peri-urban households in Nepal
Rainey, R.C. and Harding, A.K. (2005) Journal of Water & Health, 3 (3); 239-48.