Dear Editors, We read the article titled ‘Cleansing of wounds by tap water? An evidence-based systemic analysis’ as well as the letter ‘Cleansing of wounds by tap water? Would it be safe to use in developing countries?’ by Huang et al. and Nagoba et al. with great interest (1,2). While we agree with Huang et al. that tap water irrigation helps reduce wound colonisation and infection rates cost-...

Identifying which factors influence household water management can help policy makers target interventions to improve drinking water quality for communities that may not receive adequate water quality at the tap. We assessed which perceptional and socio-demographic factors are associated with household drinking water management strategies in rural Puerto Rico. Specifically, we examined which fa...

The most prevalent group A rotavirus found in the diarrheic children was also determined in drinking water sources including raw water, treated water and tap water in Beijing, and then the possible contamination contributions to tap water for human consumption were discussed in this study. A total of 26 raw water samples, 77 treated water samples and 143 tap water samples in Beijing were collec...

Tap water (unfiltered), filtered tap water and processed bottled water (purified water, artificial mineralized water, or natural water) are now the five most widely consumed types of drinking water in China. However, the constituents (organic chemicals and inorganic ingredients) of the five waters differ, which may cause them to have different long-term health effects on those who drink them, e...

the periwinkle with the scientific name of catharanthus roseus is one of the most important ornamental plants of the apocynaceae family. in order to evaluate the effect of different waters on the amount of the nutrient elements in soil and aerial parts of catharanthus roseus, a factorial experiment based on completely randomized design was conducted in 3 replications. experimental treatments we...