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Biofilms & Drinking Water

The availability of safe drinking water is threatened by biofilms, complex colonies of microorganisms that develop in water distribution systems and pose a threat to public health when they harbor waterborne diseases, as well as operational issues for water infrastructure. Addressing a monumental and fundamental global challenge such as lack of access to safe and clean drinking water requires research to provide insights and data in support of policy. Here you can explore the latest scientific discoveries on biofilms and drinking water that can help make SDG 6 a reality.

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Article Collection on Biofilms from across Nature Portfolio

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Microplastic: A New Habitat for Biofilm Communities

from Handbook of Microplastics in the Environment

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Effects of turbulence fluctuation intensity in bioreactor of sewage treatment on physical and chemical properties of biofilms

from Bioprocess and Biosystems Engineering

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Identification and characterization of colistin-resistant E. coli and K. pneumoniae isolated from Lower Himalayan Region of India 

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from SN Applied Sciences

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Presence of pharmaceuticals and bacterial resistance genes in river epilithic biofilms exposed to intense agricultural and urban pressure

from Environmental Monitoring and Assessment

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What is the effect on antibiotic resistant genes of chlorine disinfection in drinking water supply systems? A systematic review protocol 

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from Environmental Evidence

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Microbial Biofilm Reactor for Sustained Waste Water Treatment and Reuse

from Industrial Wastewater Treatment

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Simultaneous Removal of Soluble Metal Species and Nitrate from Acidic and Saline Industrial Wastewater in a Pilot-Scale Biofilm Reactor

from Environmental Processes

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Enhancing the sensitivity of water toxicity detection based on suspended Shewanella oneidensis MR-1 by reversing extracellular electron transfer direction

from Analytical and Bioanalytical Chemistry

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Factors Impacting Microplastic Biofilm Community and Biological Risks Posed by Microplastics in Drinking Water Sources

from Water, Air and Soil Pollution

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Statistical modeling and optimization of tannery wastewater treatment in a fluidized bed bioreactor with low density biomass support

from Modeling Earth Systems and Environment

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Managing Groundwater Qulity for Drinkinng Water

from Drinking Water Security in India

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Assessing rainwater quality treated via a green roof system

from Clean Technologies and Environmental Policy

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Assessment of spatial and temporal water quality distribution in shallow lakes: case study for Lake Ludas, Serbia

from Environmental Earth Sciences

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Biological approaches for addressing the grand challenge of providing access to clean drinking water

from Journal of Biological Engineering

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Carboxyl-functionalized porous aromatic framework for rapid, selective and efficient removal of cationic pollutants from water

from Analytical Sciences

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Characterizing country-specific human and ecosystem health impact and damage cost of agricultural pesticides: the case for Thailand

from International Journal of Life Cycle Assessment

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Current Status of Marine Pollution and Mitigation Strategies in Arid Region: A Detailed Review

from Ocean Science Journal

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Development of an advanced reverse osmosis membrane based on detailed nanostructure analysis

from Polymer Journal

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Electrochemical hydrogenation of oxidized contaminants for water purification without supporting electrolyte

from Nature Water

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Hazard ranking of wastewater sources in a highly polluted river in northern Taiwan by using positive matrix factorization with metal elements

from Sustainable Environment Research

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Household greywater treatment using phytoremediation technology and CapsNet model

from Plant and Soil

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Hydraulic jumps with low inflow Froude numbers: air–water surface patterns and transverse distributions of two-phase flow propertie

from Environmental Fluid Mechanics

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Imbalance of global nutrient cycles exacerbated by the greater retention of phosphorus over nitrogen in lakes

from Nature Geoscience

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Impact of COVID-19 lockdown on the water quality of the Damodar River, a tributary of the Ganga River in West Bengal

from Sustainable Water Resources Management

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Integrated full-scale solar CPC/UV-LED–filtration system as a tertiary treatment in a conventional WWTP for agricultural reuse purposes

from Photochemical & Photobiological Sciences

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Magnetic Fe3O4-Hydroxyapatite materials as adsorbents for the removal of metals from water

from Nanotechnology for Environmental Engineering

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Modeling of Water Quality Indicators in the Western Baltic Sea: Seasonal Oxygen Deficiency

from Environmental Modeling & Assessment

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Nanosecond bacteria inactivation realized by locally enhanced electric field treatment

from Nature Water

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Point-of-use printed nitrate sensor with desalination units

from Microchimica Acta

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Radiological investigation of natural carbonated spring waters from Eastern Carpathians, Romania

from Journal of Radioanalytical and Nuclear Chemistry

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Review: mountain lakes as freshwater resources at risk from chemical pollution

from Environmental Sciences Europe

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Seasonal analysis of groundwater samples to identify water quality index and comparative statistical analysis of Hunsur Taluk, Mysuru, Karnataka, India

from SN Applied Sciences

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The cistern-system of early modern Venice: technology, politics and culture in a hydraulic society

from Water History

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The Effect of Irrigation Water Quality and Application of Silicon, Nano Silicon, and Super Absorbent Polymer on Some Physiological Responses of Leaves and Saffron Yield

from Silicon

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Urogenital schistosomiasis in three different water access in the Senegal river basin: prevalence and monitoring praziquantel efficacy and re-infection levels

from BMC Infectious Diseases

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Use of microbial communities to assess the mixing of deep and shallow groundwater: case study from southern China

from Hydrogeology Journal

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Use of Wild Rice (Zizania palustris L.) in Paddy-Scale Bioassays for Assessing Potential Use of Mining-Influenced Water for Irrigation

from Mine Water and the Environment

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Water Poverty Index: a Tool for Water Resources Management in Jordan

from Water, Air, & Soil Pollution

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Water quality analysis of River Ganga and Yamuna using water quality index (WQI) during Kumbh Mela 2019, Prayagraj, India

from Environment, Development and Sustainability

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Water Purification

from npj Clean Water

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