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The properties of MSS which are significant when we use it in agriculture as soil amendment are physical (solid content, organic matter content), chemical (pH, soluble salts, plant nutrients, trace elements, and organic chemicals) and biological (pathogens such as viruses, bacteria, protozoa, helminthes etc).
These factors not only affect the body's immune system, but they can also greatly influence biological pathogens in the environment and mediate biological reproduction and dissemination, thereby playing an important role in the incidence of infectious diseases in populations [ 30].
The surface water contamination is observed mainly due to the presence of physical substances and biological pathogens that make water unfit for human consumption (Sunday 2003).
But urban areas are characterised by relatively intense stress levels associated with pollution by sewage, nutrients, toxic chemicals, heat and biological pathogens (including invasive species) (Pickett et al. 2001).
A point of care device utilising Lab-on-a-Chip technologies that is applicable for biological pathogens was designed, fabricated and tested showing sample in to answer out capabilities.
Legislation will be introduced early this year as part of an ongoing effort to stimulate private sector development of medical vaccines and countermeasures to protect against biological pathogens.
In a report to be released this week, the Congressionally mandated panel found that with countries like Iran and North Korea pursuing nuclear weapons programs, and with the risk of poorly secured biological pathogens growing, unconventional threats are fast outpacing the defenses arrayed to confront them.
The reservoir water was found comparatively less polluted and was primarily affected by bacteriological contaminations due to inflow of biological pathogens derived from their catchment areas.
