Tricia’s snippets 2014-09-09 | Water, Engineering and Development Centre

A couple of interesting links:

Open defecation: busting a few myths – Instead of building latrines, policy should focus on behavioural change to raise the demand for sanitation
Diane Coffey Aug 14th 2014
http://www.livemint.com/Opinion/NtqjzL5DOg1nhExfqEm9zO/Open-defecation-busting-a-few-myths.html

Water, Volume 6, Issue 8 (August 2014), Pages 2164-2538
http://www.mdpi.com/2073-4441/6/8/
Article: Piped-Water Supplies in Rural Areas of the Mekong Delta, Vietnam: Water Quality and Household Perceptions by Gert-Jan Wilbers, Zita Sebesvari and Fabrice G. Renaud Water 2014, 6(8), 2175-2194; doi:10.3390/w6082175 http://www.mdpi.com/2073-4441/6/8/2175/

This time I have included more ‘live’ links from email alerts which should operate for registered students and staff of Loughborough University provided that a subscription operates.

From email alerts:

HUMAN RIGHTS QUARTERLY VOL 36; NUMB 3 (2014) pp.607-629 The Right to Sanitation: Time to Delink from the Right to Water Ellis, K.; Feris, L.
PLoS Medicine Vol. 11; No. 8 (2014) The Effect of India’s Total Sanitation Campaign on Defecation Behaviors and Child Health in Rural Madhya Pradesh: A Cluster Randomized Controlled TrialScaling up Rural Sanitation in India Patil, Sumeet R.; Arnold, Benjamin F.; Salvatore, Alicia L.; Briceno, Bertha; Ganguly, Sandipan; Col
PLoS Medicine Vol. 11; No. 8 (2014) Scaling up Rural Sanitation in IndiaThe Effect of India’s Total Sanitation Campaign on Defecation Behaviors and Child Health in Rural Madhya Pradesh: A Cluster Randomized Controlled Trial Brocklehurst, Clarissa
WATER POLICY VOL 16; NUMB 4 (2014) pp.755-772 Urban homelessness and the right to water and sanitation: experiences from India’s cities Walters, V.
SOCIAL DEVELOPMENT ISSUES VOL 36; NUMB 1 (2014) pp.67-77 Community-Led Total Sanitation: A “New Frontier” for International Social Work Practice Wolfer, T.A.
HEALTH AND PLACE VOL 29; (2014) pp.43-51 The toilet tripod: Understanding successful sanitation in rural India O’Reilly, K.; Louis, E.

PROCEEDINGS- INSTITUTION OF CIVIL ENGINEERS WATER MANAGEMENT
VOL 167; ISSU 8 (2014) ISSN 1741-7589

pp.435-441 Drought response measures in dampening urban demand Neal, B.; MacKellar, P.; Davies, R.G.; Ampt, E.
pp.442-447 Lessons from behaviour change programmes to reduce water demand Ampt, E.; Neal, B.; MacKellar, P.; Davies, R.G.
pp.448-456 Tariff structures and incentives for water demand management Kayaga, S.; Smout, I.

WATER RESOURCES RESEARCH

VOL 50; NUMB 1 (2014) ISSN 0043-1397

pp.29-38 Motivational indictors predicting the engagement, frequency and adequacy of rainwater tank maintenance Mankad, A.; Greenhill, M.

DEVELOPMENT IN PRACTICE -OXFORD- : Special issue on climate change adaptation and development

VOL 24; ISSU 4 (2014) ISSN 0961-4524

pp.443-446 Special issue on climate change adaptation and development Carstensen, J.
pp.447-464 Experiences applying the climate resilience framework: linking theory with practice Moench, M.
pp.465-466 A changing climate for international development Wheeler, T.
pp.467-486 Safeguarding development aid against climate change: evaluating progress and identifying best practice Ranger, N.; Harvey, A.; Garbett-Shiels, S.-L.
pp.487-501 Climate resilience in fragile and conflict-affected societies: concepts and approaches Vivekananda, J.; Schilling, J.; Smith, D.
pp.502-513 Lessons from urban risk assessments in Latin American and Caribbean cities Bloch, R.; Papachristodoulou, N.; Miller, R.; Monroy, J.; Fisseha, T.; Trejos, L.; Kappes, M.S.; Poz
pp.514-526 Institutionalising mechanisms for building urban climate resilience: experiences from India Karanth, A.; Archer, D.
pp.527-543 Climate resilient planning in Bangladesh: a review of progress and early experiences of moving from planning to implementation Rai, N.; Huq, S.; Huq, M.J.
pp.544-558 Managing rural landscapes in the context of a changing climate Kutter, A.; Westby, L.D.
pp.559-578 Adaptation vs. development: basic services for building resilience Khan, F.
pp.579-590 Supporting local climate adaptation planning and implementation through local governance and decentralised finance provision Sharma, V.; Orindi, V.; Hesse, C.; Pattison, J.; Anderson, S.
pp.591-604 Sustainable rural livelihoods approach for climate change adaptation in Western Odisha, Eastern India Sharma, V.; Reddy, B.; Sahu, N.
pp.605-614 Environment and climate mainstreaming: challenges and successes Benson, E.; Forbes, A.; Korkeakoski, M.; Latif, R.; Lham, D.

JOURNAL OF WATER SUPPLY
VOL 63; NUMB 5 (2014)
ISSN 1606-9935

pp.358-367 Statistical approaches for analyzing customer complaint data to assess aesthetic episodes in drinking water Gallagher, D.L.; Dietrich, A.M.
pp.368-378 An exploratory approach for evaluating the energy and personnel share of operation and maintenance costs for water utilities in selected emerging economies of Europe Tsagkaraki, M.I.; Komorowski, M.; Boda, B.; Popa, T.; Gega, D.; Nikolaou, I.E.; Tsagarakis, K.P.

INTERNATIONAL JOURNAL OF HYGIENE AND ENVIRONMENTAL HEALTH
VOL 217; NUMB 7 (2014)
ISSN 1438-4639

pp.785-795 Survival of Salmonella spp. and fecal indicator bacteria in Vietnamese biogas digesters receiving pig slurry Huong, L. Q.; Forslund, A.; Madsen, H.; Dalsgaard, A.
Abstract
Small-scale biogas digesters are widely promoted worldwide as a sustainable technology to manage livestock manure. In Vietnam, pig slurry is commonly applied to biogas digesters for production of gas for electricity and cooking with the effluent being used to fertilize field crops, vegetables and fish ponds. Slurry may contain a variety of zoonotic pathogens, e.g. Salmonella spp., which are able to cause disease in humans either through direct contact with slurry or by fecal contamination of water and foods. The objective of this study was to evaluate the survival of Salmonella spp. and the fecal indicator bacteria, enterococci, E. coli, and spores of Clostridium perfringens in biogas digesters operated by small-scale Vietnamese pig farmers. The serovar and antimicrobial susceptibility of the Salmonella spp. isolated were also established. The study was conducted in 12 farms (6 farms with and 6 farms without toilet connected) located in Hanam province, Vietnam. Sampling of pig slurry and biogas effluent was done during two seasons. Results showed that the concentration of enterococci, E. coli, and Clostridium perfringens spores was overall reduced by only 1-2log10-units in the biogas digesters when comparing raw slurry and biogas effluent. Salmonella spp. was found in both raw slurry and biogas effluent. A total of 19 Salmonella serovars were identified, with the main serovars being Salmonella Typhimurium (55/138), Salmonella enterica serovar 4,[5],12:i:- (19/138), Salmonella Weltevreden (9/138) and Salmonella Rissen (9/138). The Salmonella serovars showed similar antimicrobial resistance patterns to those previously reported from Vietnam. When promoting biogas, farmers should be made aware that effluent should only be used as fertilizer for crops not consumed raw and that indiscriminate discharge of effluent are likely to contaminate water recipients, e.g. drinking water sources, with pathogens. Relevant authorities should promote safe animal manure management practices to farmers and regulations be updated to ensure food safety and public health.

WATERLINES -LONDON-
VOL 33; NUMB 3 (2014)
ISSN 0262-8104