Georgia is on the southeastern margin of the native range of the brown recluse spider, Loxosceles reclusa Gertsch and Mulaik. The brown recluse is not a common Georgia spider and has limited distribution in the state. Using recent submissions, previously published records, and examination of museum specimens, we document the spider's presence in 31 (19.5%) of Georgia's 159 counties, with almost...

Mussels filter large volumes of water and can concentrate pathogenic organisms, which may act as potential vehicles of transmission to the consumer. A survey study was carried out to investigate the presence of Cryptosporidium protozoan parasites in green mussels (Perna viridis), the smussles pecies most destined for consumption in Thailand. In total, 56 samples were examined from Bangkok (n = ...

Overwhelming evidence shows that climate change presents growing threats to public health security - from extreme weather-related disasters to wider spread of such vector-borne diseases as malaria and dengue. The impacts of climate on human health will not be evenly distributed around the world. The Third Assessment Report (Intergovernmental Panel on Climate Change-2001) concluded that vulnerab...

Tributyltin (TBT) is a legacy pollutant in the aquatic environment, predominantly from its use in anti-foulant paints and is listed as a priority hazardous substance in the European Union's Water Framework Directive (WFD). Measuring low concentrations of TBT and other organotins (e.g. monobutyltin (MBT), dibutyltin (DBT), diphenyltin (DPhT) and triphenyltin (TPhT)) at sub ng/L concentrations in...

Insulators have an important role in electrical distribution line. They has a as mechanical support and on insulation that isolate the live line dead part of poles. Environmental factors will affect performance insulator. Every area where isolator was installed unique characteristics, therefore characteristics each insulator be differ from to others area. This study investigated 20 kV for some ...

The short-lived tropical squall lines could trigger weather-related hazards to the northern part of Indonesia Maritime Continent (IMC), such as Sumatra and Kalimantan. Herein, we investigated rare propagation event long-lived line associated with a severe storm surge that induced coastal inundation in Java-Bali devastating impacts from 22 May–2 June 2020. With comprehensive approach combining o...