Environmental studies of motor vehicles typically focus on air pollution or noise, but ignore water pollution. In this paper, we examine some of the impacts of motor vehicle transportation on non-point source and on groundwater pollution. Our estimates of the present value of costs for cleaning up leaking underground storage tanks and for controlling highway runoff for major arterials range fro...

In this study, the microbiological quality of household tap water samples fed from rainwater tanks was assessed by monitoring the numbers of Escherichia coli bacteria and enterococci from 24 households in Southeast Queensland (SEQ), Australia. Quantitative PCR (qPCR) was also used for the quantitative detection of zoonotic pathogens in water samples from rainwater tanks and connected household ...

Legionnaires’ disease is often acquired by inhalation of legionellae from a contaminated environmental source. In recent years, Singapore has seen an increase in the use of aerosol-generating fixtures such as mist fans and spa pools. Poorly maintained and designed water fixtures could pose a public health threat to the community. In this study, we provided an update on the prevalence of Legione...

Dengue outbreaks were first reported in East Africa in the late 1970s to early 1980s including the 1982 outbreak on the Kenyan coast. In 2011, dengue outbreaks occurred in Mandera in northern Kenya and subsequently in Mombasa city along the Kenyan coast in 2013-2014. Following laboratory confirmation of dengue fever cases, an entomologic investigation was conducted to establish the mosquito spe...

Evaluation
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Aedes
aegypti
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Abundance
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Septic
Tanks
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 Impacts
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Dengue
Transmission
 
 Ronald L. Burke, Doctor of Public Health, 2009 Thesis directed by: David M. Claborn Assistant Professor Department of Preventive Medicine and Biometrics Background: Aedes aegypti is the mosquito vector for dengue fever and has historically been considered to prefer ‘clean’ water for d...

Abstract: Water treatment plants are likely to experience problems such as the water level both in the filter cells and in the tanks tend to fluctuate widely. These create the potential for partial drainage, overflow, and potential initial turbidity breakthrough at the beginning of the filtration cycles. This paper presents a mathematical model for studying the process behavior of a water treat...

This article examines the influence of energy storage on possibility increasing efficiency a power plant example model system Taimyr coal basin. The main elements calculated in this paper included: household consumers (township Dixon), industrial (coal mining enterprises), sources thermal and electric (coal-fired combined heat plant). Storage equipment was selected for electrical system, such a...

A major contributor to atmospheric and ground water pollution is caused by fuel hydrocarbons. These problems can often occur through accidental emission during storage or use. Out of the millions of underground fuel storage tanks that are in place throughout the country many are leaking and many more are destined to produce leaks at some future date. The problem is serious enough that under the...