Sentences with word «waterborne»

Chlorine is widely credited with virtually eliminating outbreaks of waterborne disease in the United States and other developed countries.

Another Problem with Indoor / Outdoor Cats: The issue of waterborne diseases from flushed kitty litter has been well investigated, but a new study points to the hazards of fecal contamination of soil by outdoor and feral cats.

His father, who Kenna affectionately calls the Ethiopian Bill Cosby, suffered with waterborne illnesses for most of his childhood.

The CDC reports that 2,698 got sick from waterborne diseases in 2003, which resulted in 58 people requiring hospitalization and one death.

The filter is then painted with a thin solution of silver or copper nanoparticles that serve as a highly effective disinfectant for waterborne pathogens, the type of which can cause severe diarrhea, vomiting and dehydration.

It uses centuries - old slow sand technology to remove up to 99 % of waterborne pathogens with just gravity.

Due to rising rising incidences of waterborne bacteria and deaths, the Government of Puerto Rico recommends 100 % of water be boiled or filtered.

It is marketed as interior waterborne paint — A zero VOC and virtually odorless formula.

He had long been fascinated by waterborne microbes, so he set his sights on the organisms that make their homes in the shower.

THE poor are most at risk from waterborne infections as they tend to be undernourished, lack proper sanitation and have little access to medicines.

The data on pollution of the northeast Atlantic, which includes the North Sea and the Irish Sea, do not include fallout into the oceans from air pollution, which some scientists believe may be as great as waterborne pollution.

«This port will establish Guam as the preeminent regional hub for waterborne commerce, transit and defense,» said Maritime Administrator Paul «Chip» Jaenichen.

While most enterococci aren't pathogenic, studies link their prevalence to the risk of infections from other waterborne microbes.

Children infected even just once with a certain type of waterborne parasite are nearly three times as likely to suffer from moderate or severe stunted growth by the age of two than those who are not — regardless of whether their infection made them feel sick, new Johns Hopkins Bloomberg School of Public Health - led research suggests.

Recent genomic advances are contributing to our understanding of the emergence and spread of a multidrug - resistant cholera strain [78], for example, and helping to identify variants that might account for differences in host susceptibility to other waterborne infections such as schistosomiasis [79], [80].

Oh and we've been using waterborne finish over oil sealers and stains for years, it's an accepted practice in this field.

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As well, they have a green calculator that shows how much CO2 you're saving by walking, minimized packaging, and use waterborne paint.

This means more waterborne illnesses, more beach closures and fewer opportunities for fishing and boating.

The reduction of pollutant and greenhouse gas emissions is far removed from the progress made in road transport, particularly in the category of older, small to medium - size vessels which make up a large proportion of intra-European waterborne transport, including inland navigation.

It's so hard to measure compared with waterborne contaminants.

The list is short: human - caused global warming, the loss of biodiversity and wilderness, and large human losses from avoidable causes (like predicted floods of sub-sea-level cities; like waterborne disease and the 1.6 million premature deaths occurring each year from mainly women and children inhaling choking plumes of smoke from unvented indoor cooking fires).

The findings indicate that chemicals — especially psychoactive drugs — need to be assessed quite differently with waterborne exposure than, for example, when pharmaceutical substances are tested in mice.

The EPA asked Stamets to help the Coast Guard find ways to clean up waterborne oil spills.

Chlorine was first used in drinking water to reduce waterborne infectious diseases in Jersey City, New Jersey more than a century ago.

However, Hey points out, bacteria in the sediment of wetlands can strip nitrogen from waterborne nitrates in a process called denitrification.

The beaches are white with crystal clear water that is flat and calm and protected by offshore reefs that provide fun for the surfers and a variety of waterborne activities for everyone else that can be conducted in the lagoons of warm tropical waters.

The Port of Houston ranks first in the United States international waterborne tonnage handled and second in total cargo tonnage handled.

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To prevent waterborne microbes from causing diarrhea and other illnesses, authorities at U.S. beaches periodically test concentrations of bacteria such as enterococci and temporarily close sites where samples exceed regulatory limits.

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When it opened in 1898 (six years after the architect A. Page Brown designed it), it was the hub of waterborne transportation for the entire region, welcoming both commuting workers and newcomers from overseas.

Firstly, there is a UV light which kills waterborne bacteria as they enter the tank.

The friendly rep at the booth introduced me to their newly released environmentally friendly paint products, Natura premium interior waterborne paint — A zero VOC and virtually odorless formula.

The bleaching process can lead to additional pollutants being released to the environment through airborne and waterborne emissions.

A research group in the Netherlands is infecting healthy volunteers with Schistosoma mansoni, one of five tiny waterborne worm species that cause schistosomiasis.

For the study, Dorevitch and colleagues estimated the number of recreational waterborne illnesses using data from two large epidemiological studies as well as reports of water - borne disease outbreaks from the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, or CDC.

Chlorine effectively kills a large variety of microbial waterborne pathogens, including those that can cause typhoid fever, dysentery, cholera and Legionnaires» disease.

«Achieving the SDGs is important for reducing waterborne diseases,» Rose said.

Recent climate disasters such as Hurricanes Harvey, Katrina, and Irma have put children's health at risk, as have increasing extreme temperatures (hot and cold), greater numbers of malaria - transmitting mosquitoes and dangerous viruses such as Zika, more waterborne bacterial infections due to warmer water, and nutritional deficiencies linked to crop instability.

A 2010 report from the national Waterborne Disease and Outbreak Surveillance System, a partnership between the Centers for Disease Control, the Council of State and Territorial Epidemiologists, and the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency, urged serious attention to be paid to the growing proportion of outbreaks associated with premise plumbing deficiencies in public water systems.

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As they become waterborne, the flow accelerates.

This additional earthquake protection covers all direct physical losses or damage to your property caused by an earthquake, except those caused by tidal waves, floods, surface water or waterborne objects, whether or not they are attributable to an earthquake The additional earthquake coverage also covers living expenses (some eligibility rules may apply).

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Although these bacterial types are, in general, more chlorine tolerant than gram - negative bacteria, most waterborne species do not normally pose a health threat.