scholarly journals Quantification and Genotyping of Human Sapoviruses in the Llobregat River Catchment, Spain

2010 ◽  
Vol 77 (3) ◽  
pp. 1111-1114 ◽  
Author(s):  
Daisuke Sano ◽  
Unai Pérez-Sautu ◽  
Susana Guix ◽  
Rosa Maria Pintó ◽  
Takayuki Miura ◽  
...  

ABSTRACTHuman sapoviruses (SaVs) were quantified and characterized in an 18-month survey conducted along the Llobregat river catchment area in Spain. Sample types included freshwater, untreated and treated wastewater, and drinking water. All genogroups were recovered, and a seasonal distribution was observed. This is the first report of SaV quantification and genotyping in the environment outside Japan.

1994 ◽  
Vol 30 (10) ◽  
pp. 221-227 ◽  
Author(s):  
Jordi Martín-Alonso

The Llobregat is a 156 km long river, which supplies 35% of the Barcelona's drinking water needs from the Sant Joan Despí Water Treatment Plant. Since the establishment of the Salt Mine Works in the Llobregat basin in 1923, a progressive salinization of the water sources has been recorded. The operation of the Brine Collector, as a public work carried out by Aigües de Barcelona (AGBAR), started in 1989; it enabled a very significant improvement in the quality of the surface water used for drinking-water production.


2014 ◽  
Vol 202 (3-4) ◽  
pp. 287-291 ◽  
Author(s):  
Rima D. Shrestha ◽  
Alex Grinberg ◽  
Venkata S.R. Dukkipati ◽  
Eve J. Pleydell ◽  
Deborah J. Prattley ◽  
...  

2007 ◽  
Vol 55 (4) ◽  
pp. 93-101 ◽  
Author(s):  
R.P.S. Schilperoort ◽  
H.A.J. Meijer ◽  
C.M.L. Flamink ◽  
F.H.L.R. Clemens

This paper presents considerations for the application of the natural water isotope method on catchment areas. For the estimation of the amount of infiltration and inflow in sewer systems the paper shows two applications in the Netherlands: one successful application on a relatively small catchment area with a simple geo-hydrological groundwater system and one unsuccessful application in an area that shows a large heterogeneity of δ18O values in groundwater. Also, the paper focuses on the validity of the assumption that the isotopic ratios of drinking water are equal to those of strict domestic wastewater. In the transition from drinking water to strict wastewater it is shown that changes in isotopic composition of the water due to evaporation in common household appliances and effects inside the human body are insignificant. However, the presence of high-efficiency condensing boilers in an area can significantly influence the δ18O value of strict wastewater, especially in winter months. This effect should be taken into account when applying the isotope method in such areas.


2021 ◽  
Vol 50 (2-3) ◽  
Author(s):  
Micha Horacek ◽  
Milan Radulovic ◽  
Dejan Jancic ◽  
Stefan Wyhlidal ◽  
Golub Culafic

The potential threat of a landfill projected on a high karst plateau in southwest Montenegro is investigated with respect to the subjacent nearby springs. The locality is called Duboki do. As the springs are used for drinking water supply this investigation is urgently needed. For the springs exist two hypotheses concerning their catchment area: I) from the high karst plateau, or II) from a topographically lower area. The stable H- and O-isotope ratios of water samples from the springs are compared with precipitation isotope data, to reveal the catchment area of the springs. The isotope results indicate that the catchment area of the springs is at higher altitude fitting to, and in good agreement with, winter precipitation from the high karst plateau of the planned land-fill locality.


2016 ◽  
Vol 57 (53) ◽  
pp. 25600-25609 ◽  
Author(s):  
Jolanta Dąbrowska ◽  
Krzysztof Lejcuś ◽  
Magdalena Kuśnierz ◽  
Alicja Czamara ◽  
Joanna Kamińska ◽  
...  

1998 ◽  
Vol 32 (11) ◽  
pp. 3313-3324 ◽  
Author(s):  
F Paune ◽  
J Caixach ◽  
I Espadaler ◽  
J Om ◽  
J Rivera

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