Fecal contamination and water quality
Fecal contamination and water quality is a research topic within Water Science and Technology. Science Explorer counts 10k research works in it since 1951. 10.2% of them reached the world's top 10% most cited for their field and year.
This cluster of papers focuses on waterborne disease outbreaks, fecal contamination, microbial source tracking, colloid filtration theory, transport of bacterial pathogens, indicator organisms, and public health protection related to water quality. It covers a wide range of topics including the impact of extreme weather events on waterborne diseases, detection and quantification of fecal pollution, survival and transport of pathogens in various environments, and the significance of microbial indicators for assessing recreational water quality.
- Waterborne Disease
- Pathogen Transport
- Fecal Contamination
- Microbial Source Tracking
- Colloid Filtration Theory
- Bacterial Pathogens
- Indicator Organisms
- Public Health Protection
- Groundwater Pollution
- Recreational Water Quality
- Research works
- 10k fractional, since 1951
- In the world top 10%
- 1.1k per year above
- Top-10% rate
- 10.2% share of its works in the world top 10%
- Growth, 2018-21 → 2022-25
- +20% the tick is no change
- Largest producer
United States
31% of the 10 largest, 2022-now