Search Results - "Ruecker, Norma"

Does normalization of SARS-CoV-2 concentrations by Pepper Mild Mottle Virus improve correlations and lead time between wastewater surveillance and clinical data in Alberta (Canada): comparing twelve SARS-CoV-2 normalization approaches by Maal-Bared, Rasha, Qiu, Yuanyuan, Li, Qiaozhi, Gao, Tiejun, Hrudey, Steve E., Bhavanam, Sudha, Ruecker, Norma J., Ellehoj, Erik, Lee, Bonita E., Pang, Xiaoli

“…Wastewater-based surveillance (WBS) data normalization is an analyte measurement correction that addresses variations resulting from dilution of fecal…”
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Characterization of water treatment-resistant and multidrug-resistant urinary pathogenic Escherichia coli in treated wastewater by Zhi, Shuai, Stothard, Paul, Banting, Graham, Scott, Candis, Huntley, Kristin, Ryu, Kanghee, Otto, Simon, Ashbolt, Nicholas, Checkley, Sylvia, Dong, Tao, Ruecker, Norma J., Neumann, Norman F.

“…A growing body of evidence has demonstrated that extraintestinal pathogenic E. coli (ExPEC), such as the urinary pathogenic E. coli (UPEC), are common…”
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A multicenter study investigating SARS-CoV-2 in tertiary-care hospital wastewater. viral burden correlates with increasing hospitalized cases as well as hospital-associated transmissions and outbreaks by Acosta, Nicole, Bautista, María A., Hollman, Jordan, McCalder, Janine, Beaudet, Alexander Buchner, Man, Lawrence, Waddell, Barbara J., Chen, Jianwei, Li, Carmen, Kuzma, Darina, Bhatnagar, Srijak, Leal, Jenine, Meddings, Jon, Hu, Jia, Cabaj, Jason L., Ruecker, Norma J., Naugler, Christopher, Pillai, Dylan R., Achari, Gopal, Ryan, M. Cathryn, Conly, John M., Frankowski, Kevin, Hubert, Casey RJ, Parkins, Michael D.

“…•SARS-CoV-2 RNA was detected in the wastewater of three hospitals.•Abundance of SARS-CoV-2 correlated with increasing burden of active-COVID-19 cases.•Hospital…”
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UV inactivation of human infectious viruses at two full-scale wastewater treatment plants in Canada by Qiu, Yuanyuan, Li, Qiaozhi, Lee, Bonita E., Ruecker, Norma J., Neumann, Norman F., Ashbolt, Nicholas J., Pang, Xiaoli

“…Ultraviolet (UV) disinfection is widely used to inactivate microorganisms prior to release of treated municipal wastewater. However, limited data are available…”
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Identifying transcriptomic indicators of tertiary treated municipal effluent in longnose dace (Rhinichthys cataractae) caged under semi-controlled conditions in experimental raceways by Marjan, Patricija, Martyniuk, Christopher J., Arlos, Maricor J., Servos, Mark R., Ruecker, Norma J., Munkittrick, Kelly R.

“…To evaluate effects of tertiary treated wastewater treatment plant effluent (MWWE) on transcriptomic responses in longnose dace (Rhinichthys cataractae; LND)…”
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Longitudinal SARS-CoV-2 RNA wastewater monitoring across a range of scales correlates with total and regional COVID-19 burden in a well-defined urban population by Acosta, Nicole, Bautista, María A., Waddell, Barbara J., McCalder, Janine, Beaudet, Alexander Buchner, Man, Lawrence, Pradhan, Puja, Sedaghat, Navid, Papparis, Chloe, Bacanu, Andra, Hollman, Jordan, Krusina, Alexander, Southern, Danielle A., Williamson, Tyler, Li, Carmen, Bhatnagar, Srijak, Murphy, Sean, Chen, Jianwei, Kuzma, Darina, Clark, Rhonda, Meddings, Jon, Hu, Jia, Cabaj, Jason L., Conly, John M., Dai, Xiaotian, Lu, Xuewen, Chekouo, Thierry, Ruecker, Norma J., Achari, Gopal, Ryan, M. Cathryn, Frankowski, Kevin, Hubert, Casey R.J., Parkins, Michael D.

“…•Flow rates were used to normalize SARS-CoV-2 RNA wastewater concentrations.•Flow-adjustment allowed the amalgamation of data into a single city-wide…”
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Evidence of Naturalized Stress-Tolerant Strains of Escherichia coli in Municipal Wastewater Treatment Plants by Zhi, Shuai, Banting, Graham, Li, Qiaozhi, Edge, Thomas A, Topp, Edward, Sokurenko, Mykola, Scott, Candis, Braithwaite, Shannon, Ruecker, Norma J, Yasui, Yutaka, McAllister, Tim, Chui, Linda, Neumann, Norman F

“…Escherichia coli has been proposed to have two habitats-the intestines of mammals/birds and the nonhost environment. Our goal was to assess whether certain…”
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Combining chemical, bioanalytical and predictive tools to assess persistence, seasonality, and sporadic releases of organic micropollutants within the urban water cycle by Arlos, Maricor J., Arnold, Victoria I., Bumagat, J. Seth, Zhou, Jiangboyuan, Cereno, Katrina M., Deas, Alison, Dai, Kaiping, Ruecker, Norma J., Munkittrick, Kelly R.

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A one-step centrifugal ultrafiltration method to concentrate enteric viruses from wastewater by Qiu, Yuanyuan, Lee, Bonita E., Ruecker, Norma J., Neumann, Norman, Ashbolt, Nicholas, Pang, Xiaoli

“…•One-step centrifugal ultrafiltration method to concentrate viruses from wastewater.•Comparable virus recovery and quantification to the commonly used VIRADEL…”
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Seasonal relationships among indicator bacteria, pathogenic bacteria, Cryptosporidium oocysts, Giardia cysts, and hydrological indices for surface waters within an agricultural landscape by Wilkes, Graham, Edge, Thomas, Gannon, Victor, Jokinen, Cassandra, Lyautey, Emilie, Medeiros, Diane, Neumann, Norman, Ruecker, Norma, Topp, Edward, Lapen, David R.

“…The South Nation River basin in eastern Ontario, Canada is characterized by mixed agriculture. Over 1600 water samples were collected on a bi-weekly basis from…”
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Estimated discharge of microplastics via urban stormwater during individual rain events by Ross, Matthew S., Loutan, Alyssa, Groeneveld, Tianna, Molenaar, Danielle, Kroetch, Kimberly, Bujaczek, Taylor, Kolter, Sheldon, Moon, Sarah, Huynh, Alan, Khayam, Rosita, Franczak, Brian C., Camm, Eric, Arnold, Victoria I, Ruecker, Norma J

“…Urban stormwater runoff is an important pathway for the introduction of microplastics and other anthropogenic pollutants into aquatic environments. Highly…”
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Molecular and phylogenetic approaches for assessing sources of Cryptosporidium contamination in water by Ruecker, Norma J., Matsune, Joanne C., Wilkes, Graham, Lapen, David R., Topp, Edward, Edge, Thomas A., Sensen, Christoph W., Xiao, Lihua, Neumann, Norman F.

“…The high sequence diversity and heterogeneity observed within species or genotypes of Cryptosporidium requires phylogenetic approaches for the identification…”
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Quantitative multi-year elucidation of fecal sources of waterborne pathogen contamination in the South Nation River basin using Bacteroidales microbial source tracking markers by Marti, Romain, Gannon, Victor P.J., Jokinen, Cassandra, Lanthier, Martin, Lapen, David R., Neumann, Norman F., Ruecker, Norma J., Scott, Andrew, Wilkes, Graham, Zhang, Yun, Topp, Edward

“…Over a seven-year period (2004–2010) 1095 water samples were obtained from the South Nation River basin at multiple watershed monitoring sites (Ontario,…”
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Enterobius vermicularis as a Novel Surrogate for the Presence of Helminth Ova in Tertiary Wastewater Treatment Plants by Rudko, Sydney P, Ruecker, Norma J, Ashbolt, Nicholas J, Neumann, Norman F, Hanington, Patrick C

“…Significant effort has gone into assessing the fate and removal of viruses, bacteria, and protozoan parasites during wastewater treatment to provide data…”
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Coherence among Different Microbial Source Tracking Markers in a Small Agricultural Stream with or without Livestock Exclusion Practices by WILKES, Graham, BRASSARD, Julie, TOPP, Edward, LAPEN, David R, EDGE, Thomas A, GANNON, Victor, JOKINEN, Cassandra C, JONES, Tineke H, MARTI, Romain, NEUMANN, Norman F, RUECKER, Norma J, SUNOHARA, Mark

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Tracking Host Sources of Cryptosporidium spp. in Raw Water for Improved Health Risk Assessment by Ruecker, Norma J, Braithwaite, Shannon L, Topp, Edward, Edge, Thomas, Lapen, David R, Wilkes, Graham, Robertson, Will, Medeiros, Diane, Sensen, Christoph W, Neumann, Norman F

“…Recent molecular evidence suggests that different species and/or genotypes of Cryptosporidium display strong host specificity, altering our perceptions…”
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Spatiotemporal Analysis of Cryptosporidium Species/Genotypes and Relationships with Other Zoonotic Pathogens in Surface Water from Mixed-Use Watersheds by WILKES, Graham, RUECKER, Norma J, NEUMANN, Norman F, GANNON, Victor P. J, JOKINEN, Cassandra, SUNOHARA, Mark, TOPP, Edward, PINTAR, Katarina D. M, EDGE, Thomas A, LAPEN, David R

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Detection and Resolution of Cryptosporidium Species and Species Mixtures by Genus-Specific Nested PCR-Restriction Fragment Length Polymorphism Analysis, Direct Sequencing, and Cloning by RUECKER, Norma J, HOFFMAN, Rebecca M, CHALMERS, Rachel M, NEUMANN, Norman F

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Differential survival of potentially pathogenic, septicemia- and meningitis-causing E. coli across the wastewater treatment train by Yu, Daniel, Ryu, Kanghee, Otto, Simon J. G., Stothard, Paul, Banting, Graham, Ruecker, Norma, Neumann, Norman F., Zhi, Shuai

“…A growing body of evidence indicates that extraintestinal pathogenic E. coli (ExPEC) readily survive wastewater treatment, raising concerns about the public…”
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Filter operation effects on plant‐scale microbial risk: Opportunities for enhanced treatment performance by de Brito Cruz, Dafne, Brown, Trevor J., Jin, Chao, Kundert, Kelsey L., Ruecker, Norma J., Ballantyne, Liza, Schmidt, Philip J., Anderson, William B., Emelko, Monica B.

“…Abstract Granular media filtration remains a critical treatment process and regulatory requirement for managing pathogenic protozoa in drinking water. It is a…”
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