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Inspired by WHD
Former WHD researcher pursues pathogens.
First in WHD “alumni” series profiles Mia Catharine Mattioli, the Domestic Activity Lead for the Environmental Microbiology Lab at the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention.
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Reassessing Disease Risk
Assessment models likely underestimate exposure.
Standard hand- and object-mouthing exposure models from high-income countries may not accurately estimate children’s exposure to contaminants elsewhere.
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Carbon Offsets Flaw
Global emissions mitigation mechanism needs repair.
WHD-led research finds carbon credit-earning water filter distribution program much less effective than reported in case study, demonstrating need to independently monitor carbon offset programs.
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 A New Paradigm for Water Treatment
Roughly one billion people receive water that fails international safety standards. At the recent University of North Carolina Water & Health Conference, WHD researchers hosted a side event focused on an alternate paradigm for water treatment in low-income areas. Amy Pickering and Jenna Davis joined other panelists in discussing their experiences with point-of-collection disinfection and the conditions under which it is most likely to be effective and sustainable.
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WHAT WE’RE READING
'Community-Led Total Sanitation' Tasked With Ending Open Defecation
NPR profiles unusual behavior change approach that WHD researcher Amy Pickering has studied for its affect on child health.
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A Better Way to Wash Hands Without Piped Water: Designing the Povu Poa
In USAID feature, WHD researcher Amy Pickering describes development and preliminary findings for a handwashing station designed for settings that lack piped water.
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In Print
Is Pregnancy a Teachable Moment to Promote Handwashing With Soap Among Primiparous Women in Rural Bangladesh?
Paper coauthored by WHD researcher Stephen Luby finds handwashing intervention among mothers of young children unable to improve hygiene practices, and points to need for study of influences on motivation.
Tropical Medicine & International Health / September 2016
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Rapid Water Disinfection Using Vertically Aligned MoS Nanofilms and Visible Light
Study coauthored by WHD researcher Alexandria Boehm highlights how a small amount of layered films can harvest light to achieve a nearly 100-percent inactivation of waterborne bacteria in 20 minutes.
Nature Nanotechnology / Aug 15, 2016
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Occurrence of Host-Associated Fecal Markers on Child Hands, Household Soil, and Drinking Water in Rural Bangladeshi Households
Research coauthored by WHD researchers Alexandria Boehm, Stephen Luby and Amy Pickering finds evidence of widespread ruminant and avian fecal contamination in the rural Bangladesh households, and highlights the minimal effect of a sanitation intervention on household fecal contamination.
Environmental Science & Technology / Oct. 13, 2016
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Working with partners in Asia, Africa and the Caribbean, Stanford researchers with the Program on Water, Health & Development (WHD) are identifying ways to improve and increase the sustainability of water supply and sanitation service delivery, while also enhancing capacity for sustainable water and wastewater management in developing countries. WHD is a program of the Stanford Woods Institute of the Environment. Learn more at water.stanford.edu.
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