A bit of catching up to do after the Christmas break! This edition takes us to the end of November 2016.

PPCP’s Are Turning Our Water Into Chemical Soup

Studies undertaken in several countries have detected a wide range of pharmaceuticals and personal care products (PPCP’s) in surface water, groundwater, and even drinking water systems. The levels of these chemicals appear to be relatively low, however, due to their reactive nature, continual presence in the environment, and unknown effects on both humans and aquatic ecosystems, concern is rising among researchers and health agencies.

Read the full article: http://funfrogcreative.com/h2ozine/ppcp-water-contamination/

From Sanitation Updates:

Eight ways to make innovation work for water and sanitation

Posted: 29 Nov 2016 07:18 AM PST

A guide to developing reuse and recycling technologies

Gates Foundation – Three Ways to Improve Child Health

An Annotated Bibliography on Shared Sanitation – November 28, 2016

USAID Announces Partnership with Toilet Board Coalition

Sanitation projects will go down the toilet unless we ask people what they really want

Posted: 28 Nov 2016

World Biogas Association Poised to Take a Bite Out of Climate Change.

Posted: 23 Nov 2016 10:02 AM PST

RB, USAID and EY launch Hygiene Index on World Toilet Day

Posted: 23 Nov 2016 09:30 AM PST

Senior Project Manager – Sustainable Sanitation Alliance (SuSanA), SEI Africa Centre

Posted: 22 Nov 2016 08:22 AM PST

Crappy water and the science of sanitation

Posted: 22 Nov 2016 07:50 AM PST

 

Water, Sanitation and Hygiene for sustainable Neglected Tropical Disease control

Oxfam – Webinar: Tiger worms 4U

PLoS journals launch WASH collection

Diarrhea 101: Time To Talk About Something We Don’t Usually Talk About

Posted: 21 Nov 2016

November 19 – World Toilet Day 2016

Posted: 18 Nov 2016 08:37 AM PST

Cheryl Hicks On World Toilet Day – Global Waters Radio

Domestic Livestock and Public Health / Animales Domésticos Y Salud Pública

Posted: 17 Nov 2016

Webinar: Technology Applicability Framework (TAF) in Water and Sanitation

Posted: 15 Nov 2016 06:33 AM PST

Household survey: hygiene and sanitation behavior as well as willingness to pay in rural Senegal

Indian Company Protoprint Transforms Waste into 3D Printing Filament for Commercial Use

UC Davis Researchers Streamline Fertilizer Production

Recently published sanitation research

Posted: 14 Nov 2016

SuSanA webinar: Improving Wikipedia’s sanitation content for online or offline use – Thurs 24 Nov, 9:00 am CET (Stockholm time)

Posted: 10 Nov 2016 02:44 PM PST

2016 National Water Research Institute Clarke Prize Award

Posted: 10 Nov 2016 11:10 AM PST

SID DC meeting – Urban Sanitation: Meeting the SDGs for Universal Access by 2030

Posted: 10 Nov 2016 10:29 AM PST

USAID; IUCN – Viet Nam: Ha Long Bay boat waste collection and treatment

Posted: 10 Nov 2016 08:17 AM PST

Standard For Decentralised Faecal Sludge Treatment In Developing Countries

Posted: 10 Nov 2016 07:52 AM PST

Live Q&A: What is the future of innovation for water and sanitation?

Posted: 10 Nov 2016 06:14 AM PST

From email alerts with sanitation in the title:

• ENVIRONMENTAL RESEARCH -NEW YORK- VOL 149; (2016) pp.57-65 Impacts of sanitation upgrading to the decrease of fecal coliforms entering into the environment in China Tong, Y.; Yao, R.; He, W.; Zhou, F.; Chen, C.; Liu, X.; Lu, Y.; Zhang, W.; Wang, X.; Lin, Y.
• WILEY INTERDISCIPLINARY REVIEWS WATER VOL 3; NUMB 5 (2016) pp.678-691 Human right to sanitation in the legal and non-legal literature:the need for greater synergy Obani, P.; Gupta, J.
• Global public health VOL 11; NUMB 10 (2016) pp.1185-1201 Why gender matters in the solution towards safe sanitation? Reflections from rural India Khanna, Tina; Das, Madhumita
• Bulletin of the history of medicine VOL 90; NUMB 3 (2016) pp.552-553 Piers D. Mitchell, ed. Sanitation, Latrines and Intestinal Parasites in Past Populations Zuckerman, Molly K.
• Environmental technology VOL 37; NUMB 3 (2016) pp.369-380 Assessment of rock wool as support material for on-site sanitation:hydrodynamic and mechanical characterization Wanko, Adrien; Laurent, Julien; Bois, Paul; Mose, Robert; Wagner-Kocher, Christiane; Bahlouli, Nadia
• BMC Public Health Vol. 16; (2016) Household sanitation facilities and women’s risk of non-partner sexual violence in India HeZhouZhouZhouZhuHeHeHeHeJadhav, JianZhengyangZhengyangZhengyangLijingJianJianJianJianApoorva; Weitz
• International journal of urban sustainable development VOL 8; NUMB 2 (2016) pp.191-209 Urban sanitation technology decision-making in developing countries:a critical analysis of process guides Ramoa, A.; Luthi, C.; McConville, J.; Matos, J.
• Journal of the Indian Chemical Society VOL 93; NUMB 5 (2016) pp.503-510 Need for reducing groundwater contamination through improved on-site sanitation facilities and framework Shahare, Vaishali V.; Pujari, Paras P.; Thacker, Neeta
• WATER RESEARCH VOL 103; (2016) pp.435-443 Exploring the determinants of sanitation success in Sub-Saharan Africa Munamati, M.; Nhapi, I.; Misi, S.

• Architecture + design VOL 33; NUMB 9 (2016) pp.98-101 Sanitation for Socialisation Toilet Park, Ahmadabad
• Trends in parasitology VOL 32; NUMB 9 (2016) pp.661-664 School Water, Sanitation, and Hygiene to Reduce the Transmission of Schistosomes and Soil-Transmitted Helminths Grimes, Jack E.T.; Templeton, Michael R.

• Biomass and bioenergy VOL 91; (2016) pp.288-295 Methane production for sanitation improvement in Haiti Lansing, Stephanie; Bowen, Holly; Gregoire, Kyla; Klavon, Katherine; Moss, Andrew; Eaton, Alexander;
• Procedia engineering VOL 148; (2016) pp.346-353 Nutrient Recovery and Recycling from Human Urine:A Circular Perspective on Sanitation and Food Security Ganesapillai, M.; Simha, Prithvi; Gupta, Kunal; Jayan, Mahesh
• Journal of cleaner production VOL 125; (2016) pp.1-21 Constructing the ecological sanitation:a review on technology and methods Hu, Ming; Fan, Bin; Wang, Hongliang; Qu, Bo; Zhu, Shikun

• Medical anthropology VOL 35; NUMB 2 (2016) pp.161-176 “Bitten By Shyness”:Menstrual Hygiene Management, Sanitation, and the Quest for Privacy in South Africa Scorgie, Fiona; Foster, Jennifer; Stadler, Jonathan; Phiri, Thokozile; Hoppenjans, Laura; Rees, Hele

• Journal of development studies VOL 49; NUMB 11 (2013) pp.1592-1606 Caste, ‘Cleanliness’ and Cash:Effects of Caste-Based Political Reservations in Rajasthan on a Sanitation Prize Lamba, Sneha; Spears, Dean

 

SCIENCE OF THE TOTAL ENVIRONMENT

ISSN 0048-9697

VOL 569; (2016)

• pp.476-488 Heavy metals in drinking water:Occurrences, implications, and future needs in developing countries Chowdhury, S.; Mazumder, M. A.; Al-Attas, O.; Husain, T.
• pp.661-671 Comparative assessment of phthalate removal and risk in biological wastewater treatment systems of developing countries and small communities Gani, K. M.; Kazmi, A. A.

WATER RESOURCES MANAGEMENT -DORDRECHT-

ISSN 0920-4741

VOL 30; NUMB 13 (2016)

• pp.4635-4648 Multi-Objective Optimal Design of Detention Tanks in the Urban Stormwater Drainage System:LID Implementation and Analysis Duan, H. F.; Li, F.; Yan, H.

• pp.4731-4750 Vulnerability of Urban Water Distribution Networks under Intermittent Water Supply Operations Agathokleous, A.; Christodoulou, S.

Water international

ISSN 0250-8060

VOL 41; NUMB 7 (2016)

• pp.982-997 The cultural dimensions of household water security:the case of Kathmandu’s stone spout systems Molden, Olivia; Griffin, Nicholas; Meehan, Katie
• pp.966-981 Can water users’ associations improve water governance in China? A tale of two villages in the Shiyang River basin Yu, Haiyan
• pp.1044-1048 Rethinking China’s water policy:the worst water quality despite the most stringent standards Lu, Xueqiang; Zhou, Bin; Vogt, Rolf D.; Seip, Hans M.; Xin, Zhiwei; Ekengren, Osten

WATER RESEARCH

ISSN 0043-1354

VOL 103; (2016)

• pp.21-29 Investigating the characteristic strength of flocs formed from crude and purified Hibiscus extracts in water treatment Jones, A. N.; Bridgeman, J.
• pp.224-232 Human norovirus in untreated sewage and effluents from primary, secondary and tertiary treatment processes Campos, C. J.; Avant, J.; Lowther, J.; Till, D.; Lees, D. N.
• pp.245-255 Quantification of viable helminth eggs in samples of sewage sludge Rocha, M. C.; Bares, M. E.; Braga, M. C.
• pp.435-443 Exploring the determinants of sanitation success in Sub-Saharan Africa Munamati, M.; Nhapi, I.; Misi, S.

International journal of water resources development

ISSN 0790-0627

VOL 29; NUMB 3 (2013)

• pp.310-326 Enhancing the performance of water prices and tariff structures in achieving socially desirable outcomes Wichelns, Dennis
• pp.492-497 The sound of thirst:why urban water and sanitation for all is essential, achievable and affordable Biswas-Tortajada, Andrea
• pp.327-342 A global survey of urban water tariffs:are they sustainable, efficient and fair? Zetland, David; Gasson, Christopher
• pp.343-351 Glas Cymru:lessons from nine years as a not-for-profit public–private partnership Owen, David Lloyd
• pp.472-491 State-of-the-art review:designing urban water tariffs to recover costs and promote wise use Hoque, Sonia Ferdous; Wichelns, Dennis
• pp.434-450 Water demand management:review of literature and comparison in South-East Asia Araral, Eduardo; Wang, Yahua
• pp.451-471 Water service quality in Tanzania:access and management Garcia-Vali?as, Maria A.; Miquel-Florensa, Josepa

International journal of water resources development

ISSN 0790-0627

VOL 29; NUMB 4 (2013)

• pp.636-649 Water access in Sucre, Bolivia:a case of governance deficit Gutierrez, Edna Guidi; Gomez, Francisco Gonzalez; Guardiola, Jorge
• pp.622-635 Developing sustainable and replicable water supply systems in rural communities in Brazil Eneas da Silva, Francisco Osny; Heikkila, Tanya; de Souza Filho, Francisco de Assis; Costa da Silva,
• pp.605-621 Monitoring access to water in rural areas based on the human right to water framework:a local level case study in Nicaragua Flores, O.; Jimenez, A.; Perez-Foguet, A.
• pp.650-665 Environmental flow assessment as a tool for achieving environmental objectives of African water policy, with examples from East Africa McClain, Michael E.; Kashaigili, Japhet J.; Ndomba, Preksedis

International journal of water resources development

ISSN 0790-0627

VOL 31; NUMB 2 (2015)

• pp.269-283 Farmers’ responses to climate change impact on water availability:insights from the Indrawati Basin in Nepal Pradhan, Neera Shrestha; Sijapati, Suman; Bajracharya, Sagar Ratna
• pp.253-268 Governance and management of local water storage in the Hindu Kush Himalayas Vaidya, Ramesh Ananda
• pp.284-300 Integrated water resources management in Nepal:key stakeholders’ perceptions and lessons learned Suhardiman, Diana; Clement, Floriane; Bharati, Luna

International journal of water resources development

ISSN 0790-0627

VOL 31; NUMB 3 (2015)

• pp.301-311 The water–food–energy nexus:an introduction to nexus concepts and some conceptual and operational problems Allan, Tony; Keulertz, Martin; Woertz, Eckart
• pp.312-325 Financial challenges of the nexus:pathways for investment in water, energy and agriculture in the Arab world Keulertz, Martin; Woertz, Eckart
• pp.326-342 Food-water security and virtual water trade in the Middle East and North Africa Antonelli, Marta; Tamea, Stefania
• pp.343-359 Rapid assessment of the water–energy–food–climate nexus in six selected basins of North Africa and West Asia undergoing transitions and scarcity threats King, Caroline; Jaafar, Hadi
• pp.360-374 The nexus as a political commodity:agricultural development, water policy and elite rivalry in Egypt Verhoeven, Harry
• pp.375-392 Nexus meets crisis:a review of conflict, natural resources and the humanitarian response in Darfur with reference to the water–energy–food nexus Bromwich, Brendan
• pp.393-406 To what end? Drip irrigation and the water–energy–food nexus in Morocco Jobbins, Guy; Kalpakian, Jack; Chriyaa, Abdelouahid; Legrouri, Ahmed; El Mzouri, El Houssine
• pp.407-421 Virtual-water content of agricultural production and food trade balance of Tunisia Chahed, Jamel; Besbes, Mustapha; Hamdane, Abdelkader
• pp.422-435 Energy cost of irrigation policy in Morocco:a social accounting matrix assessment Doukkali, Mohammed Rachid; Lejars, Caroline
• pp.436-449 Impact of the Syrian conflict on irrigated agriculture in the Orontes Basin Jaafar, Hadi H.; Zurayk, Rami; King, Caroline; Ahmad, Farah; Al-Outa, Rami
• pp.450-460 Climate change and food-water supply from Africa’s drylands:local impacts and teleconnections through global commodity flows Mulligan, Mark
• pp.461-482 Towards a water–energy–food nexus policy:realizing the blue and green virtual water of agriculture in Jordan Talozi, Samer; Al Sakaji, Yasmeen; Altz-Stamm, Amelia