Microbiological quality of irrigation water for cultivation of fruits and vegetables: An overview of available guidelines, water testing strategies and some factors that influence compliance.

Alegbeleye, Oluwadara Oluwaseun; Sant’Ana, Anderson S.

doi:10.1016/j.envres.2022.114771

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“…Waterborne diseases represent a serious health burden worldwide due to the presence of faecal contamination and human enteric pathogens in water. Water released from wastewater treatment plants potentially plays an important role in the transmission of waterborne diseases because if poorly treated, faecal-contaminated water can be re-introduced into a body of water, applied to land, or can be re-used directly for irrigation purposes [ 2 , 3 , 4 ]. Treated wastewater can contain high microbial numbers even after primary, secondary and tertiary treatment processes [ 5 , 6 ].…”

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Development of A Rapid, Low-Cost Portable Detection Assay for Enterococci in Wastewater and Environmental Waters

Batra

Cottam²,

Lepesteur³

et al. 2023

Microorganisms

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Waterborne diseases are known as a leading cause of illness and death in both developing and developed countries. Several pathogens can be present in contaminated water, particularly waters containing faecal material; however, routine monitoring of all pathogens is not currently possible. Enterococcus faecalis, which is present in the microflora of human and animals has been used as a faecal indicator in water due to its abundance in surface water and soil. Accurate and fast detection methods are critical for the effective monitoring of E. faecalis in the environment. Although conventional and current molecular detection techniques provide sufficient sensitivity, specificity and throughput, their use is hampered by the long waiting period (1–6 days) to obtain results, the need for expensive laboratory equipment, skilled personnel, and cold-chain storage. Therefore, this study aimed to develop a detection system for E. faecalis that would be simple, rapid, and low-cost, using an isothermal DNA amplification assay called recombinase polymerase amplification (RPA), integrated with a lateral flow assay (LFA). The assay was found to be 100% selective for E. faecalis and capable of detecting rates as low as 2.8 × 103 cells per 100 mL from water and wastewater, and 2.8 × 104 cells per 100 mL from saline water. The assay was completed in approximately 30 min using one constant temperature (38 °C). In addition, this study demonstrated the quantitation of E. faecalis using a lateral flow strip reader for the first time, enhancing the potential use of RPA assay for the enumeration of E. faecalis in wastewater and heavily contaminated environmental waters, surface water, and wastewater. However, the sensitivity of the RPA-LFA assay for the detection of E. faecalis in tap water, saline water and in wastewater was 10–1000 times lower than that of the Enterolert-E test, depending on the water quality. Nevertheless, with further improvements, this low-cost RPA-LFA may be suitable to be used at the point-of-need (PON) if conjugated with a rapid field-deployable DNA extraction method.

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Development of A Rapid, Low-Cost Portable Detection Assay for Enterococci in Wastewater and Environmental Waters

Batra

Cottam²,

Lepesteur³

et al. 2023

Microorganisms

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“…Several plants can be developed in the house's yard, but this research will focus on grapevines. One of alternatives modern way to save on land use is the hydroponic method [2] [3]. Hydroponics is a planting method that use water containing a mixture of nutrients instead of soil as the baseb [4].…”

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Artificial Climate Prototype for IoT-Based Vines

Fathahillah

Zain

Andayani

2023

IOP Conf. Ser.: Earth Environ. Sci.

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This climate manipulation prototype is a tool that helps monitor vine condition and automatically carries out the treatment. The design of this climate manipulation prototype can also make it easier to monitor and care for plants remotely. The plant state can be controlled with the android application which can display the condition of the plants in real-time. This type of research is research & development and uses a waterfall development model, which has stages: analysis, design, coding, and testing. Based on the results, a prototype of climate manipulation for IoT-based vines was produced. After designing the prototype, climate manipulation conducts quality testing based on functionality suitability testing. Testing aspects of functionality suitability using the black box testing method, carried out by two system experts where the test results are worth 1 with a very decent category and have met the functionality aspect.

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Investigation of the impact of municipal solid waste disposal site leachate on surface water resources in Hosanna Town, Ethiopia

Mucheye,

Reddythota

2024

Environ Sci Pollut Res

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Microbiological quality of irrigation water for cultivation of fruits and vegetables: An overview of available guidelines, water testing strategies and some factors that influence compliance.

Cited by 7 publications

References 197 publications

Development of A Rapid, Low-Cost Portable Detection Assay for Enterococci in Wastewater and Environmental Waters

Development of A Rapid, Low-Cost Portable Detection Assay for Enterococci in Wastewater and Environmental Waters

Artificial Climate Prototype for IoT-Based Vines

Investigation of the impact of municipal solid waste disposal site leachate on surface water resources in Hosanna Town, Ethiopia

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