Water Science and Technology

Volume 31 Number 5-6

Contents

1–4

Epidemiological study of swimming-associated illnesses relating to bathing-beach water quality

Kueh C. S. W.

5–9

Microbiological-epidemiological study of selected marine beaches in Malaga (Spain)

F. J. Mariño, M. A. Moriñigo, E. Martinez-Manzanares and J. J. Borrego

11–17

Association of staphylococcal skin infections and swimming

N. Charoenca and R. S. Fujioka

19–26

The relationship between health effects in triathletes and microbiological quality of freshwater

G. J. Medema, I. A. van Asperen, J. M. Klokman-Houweling, A. Nooitgedagt, M. J. W. van de Laar and A. H. Havelaar

27–31

Applicability of the recreational water quality standard guidelines

F. J. Mariño, E. Martinez-Manzanares, M. A. Moriñigo and J. J. Borrego

33–36

Causes of waterborne outbreaks in community water systems in Finland: 1980-1992

K. Lahti and L. Hiisvirta

37–40

Risk of bacillus cereus and pseudomonas aeruginosa nosocomial infections in a burns centre: the microbiological monitoring of water supplies for a preventive strategy

L. Valentino and M. V. Torregrossa

41–46

Gene exchange in drinking water and biofilms by natural transformation

John T. Lisle and Joan B. Rose

47–49

Development of a colorimetric protein phosphorylation assay for detecting cyanobacterial toxins

C. Ash, C. MacKintosh, R. MacKintosh and C. R. Fricker

51–53

Use of a protein phosphatase inhibition test for the detection of cyanobacterial toxins in water

C. Ash, C. MacKintosh, R. MacKintosh and C. R. Fricker

55–62

Removal and inactivation of viruses by drinking water treatment processes under full scale conditions

A. H. Havelaar, M. van Olphen and J. F. Schijven

63–68

Removal of hepatitis a virus (HAV), poliovirus and MS2 coliphage by coagulation and high rate filtration

A. Nasser, D. Weinberg, N. Dinoor, B. Fattal and A. Adin

69–73

Bacteriophage removal in water treatment plants

J. Jofre, E. Ollé, F. Lucena and F. Ribas

75–79

Microbiological quality of residues from drinking water preparation

M. Würzer, A. Wiedenmann and K. Botzenhart

81–84

Removal of cryptosporidium by slow sand filtration

S. Timms, J. S. Slade and C. R. Fricker

85–89

Comparison of F-specific bacteriophage, enterococci, and faecal coliform densities through a wastewater treatment process employing oxidation ponds

S. J. Turner and G. D. Lewis

91–95

Pathogen die-off in stored wastewater sludge

R. A. Gibbs, C. J. Hu, G. E. Ho, P. A. Phillips and I. Unkovich

97–104

Removal and inactivation of cryptosporidium oocysts by activated sludge treatment and anaerobic digestion

K. L. Stadterman, A. M. Sninsky, J. L. Sykora and W. Jakubowskii

105–114

Disinfection of effluents by combinations of chlorine dioxide and chlorine

N. Narkis, A. Katz, F. Orshansky, Y. Kott and Y. Friedland

115–118

Investigation of injury of coliforms after chlorination

M. du Preez, R. Kfir and P. Coubrough

119–122

Efficacy of a combined system of copper and silver and free chlorine for inactivation of Naegleria fowleri amoebas in water

J. M. Cassells, M. T. Yahya, C. P. Gerba and J. B. Rose

123–129

The interaction of silver ions and hydrogen peroxide in the inactivation of E. coli: a preliminary evaluation of a new long acting residual drinking water disinfectant

Rami Pedahzur, Ovadia Lev, Badri Fattal and Hillel I. Shuval

131–134

Effect of advanced oxidation processes on inactivation of coliphages

Ritva L. Rajala-Mustonen and Helvi Heinonen-Tanski

135–139

Chloramine-induced injury of enterotoxigenic escherichia coli

K. Tosa, T. Hirata and K. Taguchi

141–145

Detection of poliovirus by cell culture and by PCR after UV disinfection

A. Maier, D. Tougianidou, A. Wiedenmann and K. Botzenhart

147–156

Comparison of three laboratory devices for UV-inactivation of microorganisms

R. Sommer, A. Cabaj, D. Schoenen, J. Gebel, A. Kolch, A. H. Havelaar and F. M. Schets

157–160

Virucidal effect of UV light on hepatitis a virus in sea water: evaluation with cell culture and RT-PCR

F. Lévêque, J. M. Crance, C. Beril and L. Schwartzbrod

161–164

Effluent disinfection in warm climates with peracetic acid

M. G. C. Baldry, A. Cavadore, M. S. French, G. Massa, L. M. Rodrigues, P. F. T. Schirch and T. L. Threadgold

165–168

Viral inactivation by potassium ferrate

Futaba Kazama

169–175

Resistance of bacterial cultures to non-oxidising water treatment bactericides by adaptation

V. S. Brözel, B. Pietersen and T. E. Cloete

177–180

Influence of salts and montmorillonite upon heat inactivation of poliovirus in sterile water

F. Quignon and L. Schwartzbrod

181–184

Development of a test method for assessing inactivation of viruses by materials used in domestic plumbing

K. O. Colquhoun, S. Timms, A. Maddox and C. R. Fricker

185–188

A survival study of Escherichia coli in a south African river using membrane diffusion chambers

C. M. E. de Wet, S. N. Venter, N. Rodda, R. Kfir, M. C. Steynberg, D. Hohls and G. du Plessis

189–193

Comparative survival of hepatitis A virus, poliovirus and indicator viruses in geographically diverse seawaters

Kathleen M. Callahan, Douglas J. Taylor and Mark D. Sobsey

195–198

Bacteriophage persistence in the sea environment

F. Lucena, J. Lasobras, R. Muñoz, R. Araujo and J. Jofre

199–202

Stability of plasmid-borne resistance of antibiotics during starvation of Escherichia coli in raw and treated waste water and brackish water

M. Arturo-Schaan, Z. Tamanai-Shacoori and M. Cormier

203–209

Comparative reductions of hepatitis A virus, enteroviruses and coliphage MS2 in miniature soil columns

Mark D. Sobsey, Richard M. Hall and Ruth L. Hazard

211–214

Detection of F⁺ bacteriophage in large volumes of water by a membrane filter method (MFM)

P. Erb, A. M. Nasser and B. Fattal

215–222

Distribution comparison between coliphages and phages of anaerobic bacteria (Bacteroides fragilis) in water sources, and their reliability as fecal pollution indicators in drinking water

R. Armon and Y. Kott

223–230

Bacteroides fragilis and Escherichia coli bacteriophages: excretion by humans and animals

W. O. K. Grabow, T. E. Neubrech, C. S. Holtzhausen and J. Jofre

231–234

F-specific bacteriophage as an indicator of human viruses in natural waters and sewage effluents in Northern New Zealand

Gillian D. Lewis

235–241

Evaluation of indicators for assessment of human and animal faecal pollution of surface run-off

P. Jagals, W. O. K. Grabow and J. C. de Villiers

243–246

Significance of indicator bacteria changes in an urban stream

Ernst M. Davis, M. Truett Garrett and Terri D. Skinner

247–250

In situ replication studies of somatic and male-specific coliphages in a tropical pristine river

E. A. Hernández-Delgado and G. A. Toranzos

251–254

Sand, soil, and pigeon droppings: sources of indicator bacteria in the waters of Hanauma Bay, Oahu, Hawaii

Robin Oshiro and Roger Fujioka

255–258

Improved recovery of chlorine-stressed coliforms with pyruvate supplemented media

D. P. Sartory

259–261

Comparative performance of colisure^TM and accepted methods in the detection of chlorine-injured total coliforms and E. coli

G. A. McFeters, S. C. Broadaway, B. H. Pyle, M. Pickett and Y. Egozy

263–269

The identification and human health significance of environmental aeromonads

N. J. Ashbolt, A. Ball, M. Dorsch, C. Turner, P. Cox, A. Chapman and S. M. Kirov

271–274

Estimation of the fate of microbial water quality contaminants in a South African river

D. Hohls, G. du Plessis, S. N. Venter, M. C. Steynberg, C. M. E. De Wet, N. Rodda and R. Kfir

275–282

Development of a method to selectively isolate pathogenic Leptospira from environmental samples

Richa Wilson and Roger Fujioka

283–290

Modified culture methods for the detection of Vibrio spp. from estuarine waters

A. Toro, N. Gonzalez, J. Torres, E. Dvorsky and G. A. Toranzos

291–298

Use of gene probes for the detection of quiescent enteric bacteria in marine and fresh waters

Sally A. Anderson, Gillian D. Lewis and Michael N. Pearson

299–302

Microbial quality of a marine tidal pool

B. Genthe, R. Kfir and M. Franck

303–306

A comparison of culture methods for the detection of Salmonella in wastewater sludge

C. J. Hu and R. A. Gibbs

307–310

Validity of serological methods (ELISA) for detecting infectious viruses in water

A. M. Nasser, Y. Tchorch and B. Fattal

311–315

Removal of PCR inhibiting substances in sewage sludge amended soil

Timothy M. Straub, Ian L. Pepper and Charles P. Gerba

317–321

Studies on wild and vaccine strains of poliovirus isolated from water and sewage

Jane Sellwood, Pamela A. Litton, Jacqueline McDermott and Jonathon P. Clewley

323–328

Detection of enteroviruses in marine waters by direct RT-PCR and cell culture

K. A. Reynolds, C. P. Gerba and I. L. Pepper

329–336

Enzymatic amplification of enteric viruses from wastewaters

David H. Green and Gillian D. Lewis

337–344

Use of the polymerase chain reaction for the detection of enteroviruses in river and marine recreational waters

A. P. Wyn-Jones, R. Pallin, J. Sellwood and D. Tougianidou

345–350

Detection of enteric adenoviruses in south African waters using gene probes

B. Genthe, M. Gericke, B. Bateman, N. Mjoli and R. Kfir

351–357

Detection of adenovirus and enterovirus by PCR amplification in polluted waters

R. Girones, M. Puig, A. Allard, F. Lucena, G. Wadell and J. Jofre

359–362

Optimization of a PCR method for the detection of astrovirus type 1 in environmental samples

F. E. Marx, M. B. Taylor and W. O. K. Grabow

363–366

Occurrence of reoviruses in environmental water samples

N. Milde, D. Tougianidou and K. Botzenhart

367–370

A novel method for the detection of infectious rotavirus from water

J. Sellwood and P. Wyn-Jones

371–374

Polymerase chain reaction amplification and typing of rotavirus in environmental samples

R. Gajardo, R. M. Pintó and A. Bosch

375–382

Detection of small round structured viruses in clinical and environmental samples by polymerase chain reaction

M. Wolfaardt, C. L. Moe and W. O. K. Grabow

383–390

Application of polymerase chain reaction to detect RNA coliphage Q in environmental water samples

Limsawat Sunun, Naoyuki Kamiko, Kazuo Yamamoto and Shinichiro Ohgaki

391–394

Use of RT seminested PCR to assess viral contamination in Caribbean rivers (Martinique)

F. Le Guyader, D. Menard, M. Pommepuy and H. Kopecka

395–401

Viruses in river waters and sediments in Austria

R. Walter, C. Baumgartiger and M. Schwabl

403–406

Comparison of two rapid tests for the detection of legionellaceae in water: a microbiological-immunological method and a commercial gene-probe testkit

E. Frahm and U. Obst

407–408

Detection of legionella spp. using a commercially available polymerase chain reaction test

E. J. Fricker and C. R. Fricker

409–416

Detection of legionella bacteria in sewage by polymerase chain reaction and standard culture method

Bruce M. Roll and Roger S. Fujioka

417–423

Studies evaluating the applicability of utilising the same concentration techniques for the detection of protozoan parasites and viruses in water

R. Kfir, C. Hilner, M. du Preez and B. Bateman

425–429

Evaluation of different filtration techniques for the concentration of cryptosporidium oocysts from water

K. M. Shepherd and A. P. Wyn-Jones

431–434

Detection and enumeration of giardia cysts in river waters of Hong Kong by flocculation-percoll/sucrose gradient-immunofluorescence method

Bella S. W. Ho

435–438

Studies on the prevalence of giardia cysts and cryptosporidium oocysts in South African water

R. Kfir, C. Hilner, M. du Preez and B. Bateman

439–442

Detection of giardia and cryptosporidium in marine waters

D. C. Johnson, K. A. Reynolds, C. P. Gerba, I. L. Pepper and J. B. Rose

443–446

Helminth eggs in wastewater: quantification technique

P. G. Gaspard and J. Schwartzbrod

447–451

Differential accumulation and depuration of human enteric viruses by mussels

A. Bosch, R. M. Pintó and F. X. Abad

453–456

Recovery of somatic coliphages in shellfish

M. Albert, C. Vannesson and L. Schwartzbrod

457–464

Development of a PCR-based method for the detection of enteroviruses and hepatitis a virus in molluscan shellfish and its application to polluted field samples

David N. Lees, Kathleen Henshilwood and Sarah Butcher

465–469

Evaluation of an extraction-precipitation method for recovering hepatitis A virus and poliovirus from hardshell clams (mercenaria mercenaria)

Soumaya Alouini and Mark D. Sobsey

471–477

Quality control in environmental microbiology compared with chemistry: what is homogeneous and what is random?

Hilary E. Tillett and Nigel F. Lightfoot

479–483

Cadmium and lead in tissues of scallops from Port Phillip Bay, Australia

Rudolf Wu and Anissa Groves