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Our fair share.

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Dental Waste↗
PubMed2003

Nitrogen, phosphorus and organics removal in two vertical flow experimental wetlands receiving pretreated municipal wastewater.

Pollutants removal in two vertical flow experimental wetlands receiving pre-treated municipal wastewater was investigated. Laboratory investigations using microcosms were also carried out in order to identify key processes regulating pollutants removal. Results obtained from experimental wetlands seem to confirm the ability of a single stage installation, where nitrification and denitrification processes are jointly optimised using a gravel medium, always wet but not saturated with water. Results obtained from microcosm investigations show the prominent role of O2 supply, of microbial activity and of bio-available C from vegetal metabolism in the nitrogen removal.

Biodegradation, Environmental↗
PubMed2003

Guidelines for environmental infection control in health-care facilities. Recommendations of CDC and the Healthcare Infection Control Practices Advisory Committee (HICPAC).

The health-care facility environment is rarely implicated in disease transmission, except among patients who are immunocompromised. Nonetheless, inadvertent exposures to environmental pathogens (e.g., Aspergillus spp. and Legionella spp.) or airborne pathogens (e.g., Mycobacterium tuberculosis and varicella-zoster virus) can result in adverse patient outcomes and cause illness among health-care workers. Environmental infection-control strategies and engineering controls can effectively prevent these infections. The incidence of health-care--associated infections and pseudo-outbreaks can be minimized by 1) appropriate use of cleaners and disinfectants; 2) appropriate maintenance of medical equipment (e.g., automated endoscope reprocessors or hydrotherapy equipment); 3) adherence to water-quality standards for hemodialysis, and to ventilation standards for specialized care environments (e.g., airborne infection isolation rooms, protective environments, or operating rooms); and 4) prompt management of water intrusion into the facility. Routine environmental sampling is not usually advised, except for water quality determinations in hemodialysis settings and other situations where sampling is directed by epidemiologic principles, and results can be applied directly to infection-control decisions. This report reviews previous guidelines and strategies for preventing environment-associated infections in health-care facilities and offers recommendations. These include 1) evidence-based recommendations supported by studies; 2) requirements of federal agencies (e.g., Food and Drug Administration, U.S. Environmental Protection Agency, U.S. Department of Labor, Occupational Safety and Health Administration, and U.S. Department of Justice); 3) guidelines and standards from building and equipment professional organizations (e.g., American Institute of Architects, Association for the Advancement of Medical Instrumentation, and American Society of Heating, Refrigeration, and Air-Conditioning Engineers); 4) recommendations derived from scientific theory or rationale; and 5) experienced opinions based upon infection-control and engineering practices. The report also suggests a series of performance measurements as a means to evaluate infection-control efforts.

Air Microbiology↗
PubMed1992

[Evaluation of biological toxicity of livestock fecal deordoring microbial agents].

Eight commercial livestock microbial agents were selected for the evaluation of biological toxicity. The general physical, chemical and microbial analyses of these microbial agents were performed and the acute toxicity of mice, aquatic living organisms and the germinated inhibition of vegetable seeds by these microbial agents were also estimated for the evaluation of biological toxicity. The results have shown that all livestock microbial agents have no pathogenic Salmonella and Staphylococcus aureus been detected. However, the acute biological toxicity test of water extractant of these microbial agents indicated that microbial agent A, B, C, D and M appeared various toxicity to the mice. The dosage of LC50 (48 hr) to the mice was 3 mg/ml for microbial agent A (150 mg/kg mouse, high toxicity), 90 mg/ml for microbial agent B (4.5 g/kg mouse, low-medium toxicity), 92 mg/ml for microbial agent C (4.6 g/kg mouse, low-medium toxicity), 118 mg/ml for microbial agent D (5.9 g/kg mouse, low toxicity) and nontoxicity for microbial agent M, respectively. In addition, the dosage of LC50 to aquatic organisms Daphina similis and Lemna minor, was < 0.01 mg/ml and 0.13 mg/ml for microbial agent A, 1.73 mg/ml and 10 mg/ml for microbial B, 3 mg/ml and > 20 mg/ml for microbial C, 0.56 mg/ml and 14 mg/ml for microbial agent D, respectively. All microbial agents also show various inhibitory effects to the seed germination and root extension of vegetable crops. The study has demonstrated that the biological toxicity of livestock microbial agents was following such order: microbial A > B, C > D > M. The animal has shown more sensitive than plant to the microbial agents.

Animals↗