Sentence examples for waterborne agents from inspiring English sources

However, diverse enteric viruses in Caliciviridae, Picornaviridae and Reoviridae have been recognized as waterborne agents [ 12], and antibody may be too specific to capture all possible strains of a target virus [ 13].

For carcinogens, we used the U.S. EPA's Regional Screening Level Calculator for Chemical Contaminants to calculate long-term cancer risk per unit toxicant (i.e., cancer probability per milligram per kilogram soil for agents found in soil or microgram per liter water for waterborne agents) (U.S. EPA 2012c).

Waterborne disease agents, such as cholera bacteria (Vibrio cholerae), and causative agents of harmful algal blooms are often transported via ballast water.

Drinking water disinfection provides the final barrier to transmission of a wide variety of potentially waterborne infectious agents including pathogenic bacteria, viruses, and protozoa.

Waterborne zoonotic agents such as Escherichia coli O157 H7, Campylobacter jejuni, and Cryptosporidium parvum have emerged in recent years (Cotruvo et al. 2004).

In terms of the water penetrability, the waterborne hydrophobic agent has remarkable thermal, low-temperature, ultraviolet, alkali and acid resistances.

The low penetration depth of the waterborne hydrophobic agent is found to be primarily determined by the large micelle size.

Moreover, the capillary water absorption is significantly suppressed by the surface treatment of the cement-based substrates with the waterborne hydrophobic agent.

The compactness of the mortar specimen impregnated with the waterborne hydrophobic agent is improved, resulting in the unexpected increase in the water impermeability of the impregnated mortar.

The penetration depth of the waterborne hydrophobic agent developed in this work is as low as 0.43 mm, yet it is still more than qualified to serve as a waterproofing product.

For example, waterborne infections from agents such as Cryptosporidium parvum and Escherichia coli: O157 H7 might be transmitted from contaminated water to humans through drinking water; from interpersonal contact; or from infected individuals to the environment, and back to other susceptible individuals.