Research
Wastewater reuse: health risks from peri-urban farms in India
27 Jul 07
Small farmers who irrigate crops with wastewater in peri-urban areas of Varanasi, India, show higher levels of contamination in soils and crops and may be putting themselves and others at risk.
Arsenic: lung and bladder cancer deaths continue decades after exposure ends
13 Jul 07
Arsenic exposure appears to continue causing lung and bladder cancer deaths years after exposure ends, according to research in Chile.
Food hygiene: microbiological quality of fish grown in wastewater-fed aquaculture
13 Jul 07
Fish grown in two wastewater-fed ponds and one non-wastewater-fed pond in Hanoi, Viet Nam, were sampled at harvest and in local retail markets.
Water quality interventions: cost-effectiveness of non-piped sources and household treatment
13 Jun 07
Household-based chlorination was the most cost-effective where resources are limited; household filtration yields additional health gains at higher budget levels, researchers report from a cost-effectiveness analysis.
Arsenic exposure: impact on young children’s intelligence and growth in Bangladesh and China
18 May 07
Two new field research studies among children in Bangladesh and China confirm that arsenic exposure affects young children’s intelligence and growth.
