ated. Candida albicans was grown both in the presence and absence of Cadmium were plotted to study the growth pattern of the yeast isolate. It concentration of cadmium. The organism was found to be metals from the environmental The inorganic minerals like sodium, etc., when present above the permissible limit are harmful. -scale contamination of gravity that is 5 or more times that of water are...

Petroleum hydrocarbon contamination is a major global prevalent issue in the petroleum sector. This research focuses on evaluating biodegradation of three Gram-negative bacilli, isolated from cowpea planted soil, contaminated with kerosene. The Gram negative bacilli strains have been characterized and identified, using MicrobactTM ID24E systems for the identification of Enterobacteriaceae and c...

jeremy shiffman’s editorial appropriately calls on making all forms of power more apparent and accountable, notably productive power derived from expertise and claims to moral authority. this commentary argues that relationships based on productive power can be especially difficult to reveal in global health policy because of embedded notions about the nature of power and politics. yet, it is e...

Libreville, the largest city in Gabon, adversely impacts Komo Estuary and Akanda National Park aquatic ecosystems through discharge of domestic industrial waste. Fecal Indicator Bacteria (FIB: Escherichia coli fecal streptococci) were enumerated using culture-based methods water from 40 sites between 2017 2019 including coastal outlets, mangrove channels, open bays littoral rivers. Contaminatio...

The Seine river watershed is characterized by a high population density and intense agricultural activities. Data show low microbiological water quality in the main rivers (Seine, Marne, Oise) of the watershed. Today, there is an increasing pressure from different social groups to restore microbiological water quality in order to both increase the safety of drinking water production and to rest...

To study the effects of metals on starfish in field conditions, immune responses were measured in starfish from natural populations along a metal pollution gradient (long-term contamination) and in starfish that were transferred up the gradient (short-term contamination). Coelomic amoebocyte concentration (CAC) and production of reactive oxygen species (ROS) by amoebocytes were measured in two ...

OBJECTIVES To estimate exposure to faecal contamination through drinking water as indicated by levels of Escherichia coli (E. coli) or thermotolerant coliform (TTC) in water sources. METHODS We estimated coverage of different types of drinking water source based on household surveys and censuses using multilevel modelling. Coverage data were combined with water quality studies that assessed E...

BACKGROUND Access to safe drinking-water is a fundamental requirement for good health and is also a human right. Global access to safe drinking-water is monitored by WHO and UNICEF using as an indicator "use of an improved source," which does not account for water quality measurements. Our objectives were to determine whether water from "improved" sources is less likely to contain fecal contami...