Sentences with phrase «water borne pathogens»

Thus, it should come in handy to billions all across the planet, since approximately 50 % of illness comes as consequence of consumption of water borne pathogens.

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Lately, the Australian Federal Department of Agriculture and Water Resources has proposed a compulsory treatment of seeds from crops like broccoli, cauliflower, brussels sprouts and rocket with fungicides when they enter Australia to work against the increasing threat posed by seed - borne pathogens.

More specifically, New York City officials are building a water disinfection facility some 30 miles (50 kilometers) north of Manhattan on a 153 - acre (62 - hectare) property in the Westchester County towns of Mount Pleasant and Greenburgh that will use ultraviolet (UV) light to destroy water - borne pathogens such as Escherichia coli, giardia, and cryptosporidium in reservoirs that serve city dwellers.

He said formal collaboration on environmental issues in the region dates back at least as far as 1983, during the Reagan administration, when bilateral cooperation was called on to assure healthy air quality, develop appropriate management of hazardous and other waste, and control water - borne pathogens.

This model is an extension of a general water - borne pathogen model.

Some areas of investigation include figuring out what happens when two vastly different strains of a disease present with similar symptoms, and what to do when a disease is spreading by both person - to - person contact and a water or food - borne pathogen at the same time.

Colloidal silver is used by millions of people around the world to kill water - born pathogens.

WASHINGTON, DC — Climate change will pose a number of challenges to food safety in the coming decades, from boosting the rates of food - and water - borne illnesses to enabling the spread of pathogens, researchers reported Monday at the annual meeting of the American Association for the Advancement of Science.

Also common are water - borne pathogens, such as bacteria, and microscopic plants and animals.