Issue 53
Public Health Newsletter of Water Quality Research Australia
March 2009
In this Issue:

New Look for Health Stream
Bushfires and Drinking Water Quality
EDCs And Pharmaceuticals
News Items
From the Literature
   Arsenic
  
Bottled Water
  
Cadmium
  
Cyanobacteria
   Disinfection By-products
   Emerging Contaminants
  
Household Interventions
   
Lymphoma
   
Manganese
  
Nickel
   
Outbreak Investigation
   
Perfluorochemicals
   
Public Perceptions
  
Rainwater
  
Sewage Exposure
  
Virus Risk Assessment
   Water Consumption   

  
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From the Literature

Arsenic

Arsenic exposure and childhood cancer - A systematic review of the literature.
Engel A and Lamm SH. (2008) Journal of Environmental Health, 71 (3); 12-16.


Lung cancer and exposure to arsenic in rural Bangladesh .
Mostafa MG, McDonald JC and Cherry N. (2008) Occupational and environmental medicine, 65 (11); 765-768.

Bottled Water

Trace and ultratrace metals in bottled waters: Survey of sources worldwide and comparison with refillable metal bottles.
Krachler M and Shotyk W. (2009) Science of the Total Environment, 407 (3); 1089-1096.

Cadmium

Influence of Drinking and/or Cooking with Jinzu River Water on the Development of Itai-Itai Disease.
Kobayashi E, Suwazono Y, Dochi M., Honda R, Kido T and Nakagawa H. (2008) Biological Trace Element Research, 1-12.

Cyanobacteria

Exposure of rural households to toxic cyanobacteria in container-stored water.
Fosso-Kanke E, Jagals P and Du Preez H. (2008) Water SA, 34 (5); 631-636.

Disinfection Byproducts

Maternal exposure to water disinfection by-products during gestation and risk of hypospadias.
Luben TJ, Nuckols JR, Mosley BS, Hobbs C and Reif JS. (2008) Occupational and Environmental Medicine, 65 (6); 420-427.


Impact of chlorination on the incidence of cancers and miscarriages in two different campus communities in India.
Goel S. (2008) Journal of Environmental Science and Engineering, 50 (3); 175-178.

Emerging Contaminants

Traceability of emerging contaminants from wastewater to drinking water.
Huerta-Fontela M and Ventura F. (2008) Handbook of Environmental Chemistry, 5 S1;143-168.


Human health risk assessment from the presence of human pharmaceuticals in the aquatic environment.
Cunningham VL, Binks SP and Olson MJ. (2009) Regulatory Toxicology and Pharmacology, 53 (1):39-45.

Household Interventions



Short report: Use of ceramic water filtration in the prevention of diarrheal disease: A randomized controlled trial in rural South Africa and Zimbabwe.
Du Preez M, Conroy RM, Wright JA, Moyo S, Potgieter N and Gundry SW. (2008) The American Journal of Tropical Medicine and Hygiene, 79 (5); 696-701.

Lymphoma



An exploratory study of chemical elements in drinking water and non-Hodgkin's lymphoma.
Witmans, M.R., McDuffie, H.H., Karunanayake, C., Kerrich, R. and Pahwa, P. (2008) Toxicological and Environmental Chemistry, 90 (6); 1227-1247.

Manganese


Manganese in Madison 's drinking water.
Schlenker T, Hausbeck J and Sorsa K. (2008) Journal of Environmental Health, 71 (5); 12-16.

Nickel


Environmental health risk assessment of nickel contamination of drinking water in a country town in NSW.
Alam N, Corbett SJ and Ptolemy HC. (2008) New South Wales Public Health Bulletin, 19 (9-10); 170-173.

Outbreak Investigation

Serological and epidemiological analysis of an outbreak of gastroenteritis among military recruits in Germany caused by Cryptosporidium parvum.
Brockmann SO, Dreweck C, Wagner-Wiening C, Hagen RM, Kimmig P, Petry F and Jakobi V. (2008) Infection, 36 (5); 450-457.

Perfluorochemicals


Levels of perfluorochemicals in water samples from Catalonia , Spain : Is drinking water a significant contribution to human exposure?
Ericson I, Nadal M, Van Bavel B, Lindström G and Domingo JL. (2008) Environmental Science and Pollution Research, 15 (7); 614-619.


The relationship between birth weight, gestational age and perfluorooctanoic acid (PFOA)-contaminated public drinking water.
Nolan LA, Nolan JM, Shofer FS, Rodway NV and Emmett EA. (2008) Reproductive Toxicology, In Press , doi: 10.1016/j.reprotox.2008.11.001    

Public Perceptions

Public views on drinking water standards as risk indicators.
Johnson BB. (2008) Risk Analysis, 28 (6); 1515-1530.

Rainwater

Characterisation of atmospheric deposition as a source of contaminants in urban rainwater tanks.
Huston R, Chan YC, Gardner T, Shaw G. and Chapman H. (2009) Water Research, In Press.

Sewage Exposure


Hepatitis E, Helicobacter pylori and peptic ulcers in workers exposed to sewage: A prospective cohort study.
Tschopp A, Joller H, Jeggli S, Widmeier S, Steffen R., Hilfiker S and Hotz P. (2009) Occupational and Environmental Medicine, 66 (1); 45-50.

Virus Risk Assessment


Characterization of drinking water treatment for virus risk assessment.
Teunis PFM., Rutjes SA, Westrell T and de Roda Husman AM. (2009) Water Research, 43 (2); 395-404.

Water Consumption

An exploration of factors that influence the regular consumption of water by Irish primary school children.
Molloy CJ, Gandy J, Cunningham C and Glennon Slattery C. (2008) Journal of Human Nutrition and Dietetics, 21 (5); 512-515.

Water Quality


Control of bacterial contamination in microfiltered water dispensers (MWDs) by disinfection.
Zanetti, F., De Luca, G. and Sacchetti, R. (2009) International Journal of Food Microbiology, 128 (3); 446-452.


Effect of water main repairs on water quality.
Besner MC, Lavoie J, Morissette C, Payment P and Prevost M. (2008) Journal / American Water Works Association, 100 (7); 95-109.