In 2016, Building and Environment launched a new initiative and planned to publish a series of papers focusing on “Ten Questions” in built environment research.   READ MORE

Antibiotics have enabled us to combat diseases that were once untreatable. But bacteria have fought back, evolving into superbugs resistant to even the most powerful antibiotics.   READ MORE

Now available to view on this website –  ‘THE BIOCIDAL PRODUCTS REGULATION (BPR) AND WATER TREATMENT’ article from the Waterline Spring 2017 edition.   View the article here (PDF)

Abstract Legionellaceae are intracellular bacteria known as important human pathogens. In the environment, they are mainly found in biofilms associated with amoebas. In contrast to the gammaproteobacterial family Enterobacteriaceae, which established a broad spectrum of symbioses with many insect taxa, the only instance of legionella-like symbiont has been reported from lice of the genus Polyplax…. Read more »

Also available today are the 40th WEDC Conference papers now online at: LINK The full version of the Proceedings will be available later this year.

More than 40 years after the first outbreak of Legionnaires’ disease in Philadelphia, Legionella continues to wreak deadly havoc on vulnerable populations despite the availability of effective treatments.   READ MORE

Laboratory reports of respiratory infections made to PHE from PHE and NHS laboratories in England and Wales: weeks 27 to 30, 2017:   LINK

A message from the Water, Engineering and Development Centre (WEDC) at Loughborough University, UK In response to current and recent climatic disasters, please be reminded that WHO Technical Notes on Drinking-water, Sanitation and Hygiene in Emergencies are available from WEDC in English and in French. READ MORE

Four billion people live under conditions of severe water shortages at least one month of the year, according to new research.   READ MORE

Post-publication peer review isn’t just for scientists. Newspaper reporters can help correct the scientific record, too. The U.S. Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) has corrected a journal article on Legionnaire’s disease after the Pittsburgh Post-Gazette revealed what seems to be efforts by the researchers to misrepresent their data.   READ MORE