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Formation of chlorination by-products in drinking water treatment plants using breakpoint chlorination by Stefán, Dávid, Erdélyi, Norbert, Izsák, Bálint, Záray, Gyula, Vargha, Márta

“…In drinking water treatment plants generally chlorination is applied for disinfection using Cl2, ClO2, or NaOCl reagents. In Hungary due to the relatively high…”
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Planktonic and epilithic prokaryota community compositions in a large temperate river reflect climate change related seasonal shifts by Engloner, Attila I, Vargha, Márta, Kós, Péter, Borsodi, Andrea K

“…In freshwaters, microbial communities are of outstanding importance both from ecological and public health perspectives, however, they are threatened by the…”
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Dual system of water safety plan auditing in Hungary: benefits and lessons learnt by Bufa-Dőrr, Zsuzsanna, Sebestyén, Ágnes, Izsák, Bálint, Schmoll, Oliver, Pándics, Tamás, Vargha, Márta

“…A risk-based approach is recognised worldwide as the most reliable means for the provision of safe drinking water. Efficient implementation of the water safety…”
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Distribution of Natural Trace Elements in the Drinking Water Sources of Hungary by Bálint Izsák, Katalin Hegedűs-Csondor, Petra Baják, Anita Erőss, Norbert Erdélyi, Márta Vargha

“…Source water quality is a key determinant of drinking water quality. The recast European Union 2020/2184 Drinking Water Directive (DWD) introduced the…”
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SARS-CoV-2 variant detection from wastewater: rapid spread of B.1.1.7 lineage in Hungary by Róka, Eszter, Déri, Dániel, Khayer, Bernadett, Kis, Zoltán, Schuler, Eszter, Magyar, Nóra, Pályi, Bernadett, Pándics, Tamás, Vargha, Márta

“…Wastewater-based epidemiology (WBE) is a recognised tool for tracking community transmission of COVID-19. From the second half of 2020, the emergence of new,…”
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Disinfection of therapeutic water - balancing risks against benefits: case study of Hungarian therapeutic baths on the effects of technological steps and disinfection on therapeutic waters by Gere, Dóra, Róka, Eszter, Erdélyi, Norbert, Bufa-Dőrr, Zsuzsanna, Záray, Gyula, Vargha, Márta

“…Thermal therapeutic pools in most countries are operated in a manner similar to swimming pools: with water circulation, filtration and disinfection. However,…”
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From Source to Tap: Tracking Microbial Diversity in a Riverbank Filtration-Based Drinking Water Supply System under Changing Hydrological Regimes by Vargha, Márta, Róka, Eszter, Erdélyi, Norbert, Németh, Kitti, Nagy-Kovács, Zsuzsanna, Kós, Péter B, Engloner, Attila I

“…In drinking water supply, riverbank filtration (RBF) is an efficient and cost-effective way of eliminating pathogens and micropollutants using a combination of…”
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Comparison of Disinfection By-Product Formation and Distribution during Breakpoint Chlorination and Chlorine-Based Disinfection in Drinking Water by Dávid Stefán, Judit Balogh, Gyula Záray, Márta Vargha

“…Breakpoint chlorination (BC) and disinfection with chlorine-based disinfectant are widely used procedures in drinking water production. Both involve dosing…”
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Optimization of MALDI-TOF MS for strain level differentiation of Arthrobacter isolates by Vargha, Márta, Takáts, Zoltán, Konopka, Allan, Nakatsu, Cindy H.

“…Matrix-assisted laser-desorption/ionization time-of-flight mass spectrometry (MALDI-TOF MS) has been shown to be a rapid and sensitive method for…”
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Integration of a Shallow Soda Lake into the Groundwater Flow System by Using Hydraulic Evaluation and Environmental Tracers by Petra Baják, Katalin Hegedűs-Csondor, Mia Tiljander, Kirsti Korkka-Niemi, Heinz Surbeck, Bálint Izsák, Márta Vargha, Ákos Horváth, Tamás Pándics, Anita Erőss

“…Lake Velence is a shallow soda lake whose water level and water quality show a severely deteriorating tendency in recent years. Until recently, the groundwater…”
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Carbapenem-resistant Escherichia coli in Black-headed gulls, the Danube, and human clinical samples: A One Health comparison of contemporary isolates by Nagy, József Bálint, Koleszár, Balázs, Khayer, Bernadett, Róka, Eszter, Laczkó, Levente, Ungvári, Erika, Kaszab, Eszter, Bali, Krisztina, Bányai, Krisztián, Vargha, Márta, Lovas-Kiss, Ádám, Tóth, Ákos, Kardos, Gábor

“…Our aim was to characterize and compare contemporary carbapenem-resistant Enterobacterales (CRE) isolates from gulls, the River Danube, and humans in Hungary,…”
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Natural Radioactivity in Drinking Water in the Surroundings of a Metamorphic Outcrop in Hungary: The Hydrogeological Answer to Practical Problems by Petra Baják, Bence Molnár, Katalin Hegedűs-Csondor, Mia Tiljander, Viktor Jobbágy, Viktória Kohuth-Ötvös, Bálint Izsák, Márta Vargha, Ákos Horváth, Emese Csipa, Mihály Óvári, Csaba Tóbi, Péter Völgyesi, Krzysztof Pelczar, Mikael Hult, Anita Erőss

“…Groundwater quality constantly evolves through rock–water interactions, which can enrich groundwater with undesirable elements such as naturally occurring…”
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Mycological Investigation of Bottled Water Dispensers in Healthcare Facilities by Tischner, Zsófia, Sebők, Rózsa, Kredics, László, Allaga, Henrietta, Vargha, Márta, Sebestyén, Ágnes, Dobolyi, Csaba, Kriszt, Balázs, Magyar, Donát

“…The usage of bottled water dispensers (BWDs) has spread worldwide. Despite their popularity, few studies have dealt with their microbial contaminants, and…”
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Ahead of the second wave: Early warning for COVID-19 by wastewater surveillance in Hungary by Róka, Eszter, Khayer, Bernadett, Kis, Zoltán, Kovács, Luca Bella, Schuler, Eszter, Magyar, Nóra, Málnási, Tibor, Oravecz, Orsolya, Pályi, Bernadett, Pándics, Tamás, Vargha, Márta

“…Wastewater based epidemiology is a potential early warning tool for the detection of COVID-19 outbreak. Sewage surveillance for SARS-CoV-2 RNA was introduced…”
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Equitable access to drinking-water: focus on European Union member states by Huber, Laura, Rickert, Bettina, Schmoll, Oliver, Vargha, Márta

“…The European Union's (EU) 2020 Drinking Water Directive (DWD) requires member states to advance equitable access to drinking-water and to promote tap water…”
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Health and economic gain attributable to the introduction of the World Health Organization's drinking water standard on arsenic level in Hungary: A nationwide retrospective study on cancer occurrence and ischemic heart disease mortality by Pál, László, Jenei, Tibor, McKee, Martin, Kovács, Nóra, Vargha, Márta, Bufa-Dőrr, Zsuzsanna, Muhollari, Teuta, Bujdosó, Marozsán Orsolya, Sándor, János, Szűcs, Sándor

“…The World Health Organization (WHO) estimates that 140 million individuals are at risk from consumption of drinking water containing arsenic at concentrations…”
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Fungal Contaminants in Drinking Water Regulation? A Tale of Ecology, Exposure, Purification and Clinical Relevance by Babič, Monika, Gunde-Cimerman, Nina, Vargha, Márta, Tischner, Zsófia, Magyar, Donát, Veríssimo, Cristina, Sabino, Raquel, Viegas, Carla, Meyer, Wieland, Brandão, João

“…Microbiological drinking water safety is traditionally monitored mainly by bacterial parameters that indicate faecal contamination. These parameters correlate…”
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Refining the conceptual model for radionuclide mobility in groundwater in the vicinity of a Hungarian granitic complex using geochemical modeling by Baják, Petra, Csondor, Katalin, Pedretti, Daniele, Muniruzzaman, Muhammad, Surbeck, Heinz, Izsák, Bálint, Vargha, Márta, Horváth, Ákos, Pándics, Tamás, Erőss, Anita

“…Groundwater is an important freshwater resource, which can be affected by geogenic radionuclide contamination. To make decisions regarding the use and…”
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Disinfection of Therapeutic Spa Waters: Applicability of Sodium Hypochlorite and Hydrogen Peroxide-Based Disinfectants by Dóra Gere, Eszter Róka, Gyula Záray, Márta Vargha

“…The microbial water quality of therapeutic pools operating without disinfection is recurrently compromised, posing a risk to bathers’ health. The complex…”
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Uranium in groundwater – The importance of hydraulic regime and groundwater flow system's understanding by Erőss, Anita, Csondor, Katalin, Izsák, Bálint, Vargha, Márta, Horváth, Ákos, Pándics, Tamás

“…Uranium and other natural radionuclides are common components in groundwater, but they are not routinely measured. In drinking water their total activity is…”
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