Water Environment Research

Papers
(The TQCC of Water Environment Research is 3. The table below lists those papers that are above that threshold based on CrossRef citation counts [max. 250 papers]. The publications cover those that have been published in the past four years, i.e., from 2021-04-01 to 2025-04-01.)
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Detoxification of fermentable broth with activated biocarbon resulting from pyrolysis of agroforestry residues58
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Development and performance of a machine learning‐based tool that predicts influent flow to a WRF 72 h in advance and integrates with existing wet weather nutrient management protocols34
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Impacts of rapid urbanization on long‐term water quality of the peripheral River of Dhaka, Bangladesh29
Seasonal variation in indicator organisms infiltrating from permeable pavement parking lots at the Edison Environmental Center, New Jersey29
An assessment of microplastic contamination in beach sediment of Maharashtra State, India, with special reference to anthropogenic activities28
Microwave‐enhanced Fe0/PDS system for treating refractory organic matter in biotreated landfill leachate effluent26
Spatial distribution of health risk assessment of a drinking water reservoir exposed to urban agglomeration and industrial lead contamination in Istanbul, Türkiye25
Characterization, distribution, and risk assessment of microplastic in fish and sediment from the longest river of Bangladesh23
Treatment of landfill leachate wastewater by chemical coagulation‐flocculation, electro‐membrane bioreactor, and anaerobic hybrid system23
Per‐ and polyfluoroalkyl substances in untreated and treated sludge/biosolids from 27 water resource recovery facilities across the United States and Canada21
Optimization for the conditions to prepare sewage sludge derived adsorbent and ciprofloxacin adsorption19
The application of duckweed (Lemna minor) and freshwater mussels (Anodonta cygnea) as living biofilters integrating with a filtration system to maintain water quali19
Is removal and destruction of perfluoroalkyl and polyfluoroalkyl substances from wastewater effluent affordable?19
Advanced machine learning application for odor and corrosion control at a water resource recovery facility19
Sonochemical preparation and characterization of Sm‐doped GO/KSrPO4 nanocomposite photocatalyst for degradation of methylene blue dye19
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Electrochemical oxidation of chloramphenicol with lead dioxide–surfactant composites17
Biogenic polymer nanoparticles to remove hydrophobic organic contaminants from water17
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Improved application of immobilized Enterobacter cloacae into a bio‐based polymer for Reactive Blue 19 removal, an eco‐friendly advancement in potential decolorizing systems16
Enhancing nitrite production rate made anammox bacteria have a competitive advantage over nitrite oxidizing bacteria in mainstream anammox system16
Adsorption of nitrogen and phosphorus from wastewater by modified sludge/biomass ash ceramsite: Preparation, adsorption mechanism, and sustainable analysis16
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Separation performance and mechanism of the novel modified polyether sulfone composite nanofiltration membrane for the detection on dissolved organic nitrogen16
Monitoring biofilm thickness using the membrane aerated biofilm reactor (MABR) fingerprint soft sensor to optimize nitrogen removal14
Nature‐based coagulants for drinking water treatment: An ecotoxicological overview14
Water quality assessment using synchrotron‐based TXRF14
Pilot‐scale evaluation of cascade anaerobic digestion of mixed municipal wastewater treatment sludges13
Decolorization of textile wastewater by electrooxidation process using different anode materials: Statistical optimization13
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Effect of pyrite particle size on the denitrification performance of autotrophic or split‐mixotrophic bioreactors supported by pyrite/polycaprolactone13
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Purification of dredged water by magnetic coagulation: Response surface optimization and dissolved organic matter removal characteristics12
Removal of phosphate from synthetic wastewater: A comparative study between both activated clays using an experimental design methodology12
Effect of chemical composition of coal ash used to prepare granulated coal ash on the removal of hydrogen sulfide from water12
Conceptual ex ante simulation for Green Stormwater Infrastructure Adoption on private property using agent‐based modeling12
Antimicrobial and dye degradation application of fungi‐assisted silver nanoparticles and utilization of fungal retentate biomass for dye removal12
Characterization of antibiotic resistance genes and bacteria in a municipal water resource recovery facility11
Performance analysis of three pilot‐scale multi‐compartment anaerobic baffled reactors treating domestic wastewater at psychrophilic temperatures in Colorado11
Tidal and vertical flow constructed wetland treatment for graywater modeling and reusing with biochar cadmium adsorption11
Seasonal occurrence and fate of nanoparticles in two biological wastewater treatment plants in Southern California11
Experimental and computational analyses for advanced wastewater treatment by volcanic rocks11
Alternative treatment of olive mill wastewater by combined sulfate radical‐based advanced electrocoagulation processes11
Determination of pyrethroids in water samples by dispersive solid‐phase extraction coupled with high‐performance liquid chromatography11
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Enhancing efficiency and quality control: The impact of Digital Twins in drinking water networks10
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Analyzing factors driving of eutrophication of river‐type urban landscape lakes10
Synthesis of novel composite material with spent coffee ground biochar and steel slag zeolite for enhanced dye and phosphate removal10
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Understanding machine learning predictions of wastewater treatment plant sludge with explainable artificial intelligence10
Impact of organic matter constituents on phosphorus recovery from CPR sludges9
Pollutant removal from dairy wastewater using live Azolla filiculoides in batch and continuous bioreactors9
Investigation of the usage potential of calcium alginate beads functionalized with sodium dodecyl sulfate for wastewater treatment contaminated with waste motor oil9
Impacts of vegetable processing and cheese making effluent on soil microbial functional diversity, community structure, and denitrification potential of land treatment systems9
Protein fractionation of Hibiscus cannabinus (kenaf) seeds, its characterization, and potential use for water treatment9
Nano‐α‐Fe2O3 for enhanced denitrification in a heterotrophic/biofilm‐electrode autotrophic denitrification reactor9
Study on the response mechanisms and evolution prediction of groundwater microbial‐toxicological indicators9
Spatial difference on nitrogen removal in the water based on different resolutions for Sanhuanpao wetland, Northeast China9
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Toxicity of fluoroquinolones on the cladoceran Daphnia magna8
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Advanced neutralization technique for the treatment of highly acidic wastewater from steel rolling mills of western Rajasthan8
Unblocking the rate‐limiting step of the municipal sludge anaerobic digestion8
Comparing methanol and glycerol as carbon sources for mainstream partial denitrification/anammox in an IFAS process8
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Recent advances of copolymer for water treatment8
Interrogating the performance and microbial ecology of an enhanced biological phosphorus removal/post‐anoxic denitrification process at bench and pilot scales8
Removal of antiretroviral drugs from wastewater using activated macadamia nutshells: Adsorption kinetics, adsorption isotherms, and thermodynamic studies8
Study on the removal efficacy and mechanism of phosphorus from wastewater by eggshell‐modified biochar8
Investigation of direct waste‐activated sludge dewatering benefits and costs in a water resource recovery facility8
Optimization of fluoride adsorption from aqueous solution over mesoporous titania‐alumina composites using Taguchi method7
A probabilistic risk assessment of heavy metal in water and sediment: An industrially affected urban river in Bangladesh7
Toxicity determination, pollution source delineation, and microbial diversity evaluation of PAHs‐contaminated sediments for an urban river7
Sequential electro‐coagulation and electro‐Fenton processes for the treatment of textile wastewater7
Bio‐purification of domestic wastewater through constructed wetland planted with Paspalidium flavidum7
Ecotoxicological assessment, in freshwater environment, of wastewater sludge coupled and uncoupled with micro‐polyvinyl chloride on algae and water fleas7
Effects of alkalinity addition with different strategies on CANON process: Start‐up, performance, and microbial community7
Treatment of domestic wastewater and extracellular polymeric substance accumulation in siphon‐type composite vertical subsurface flow constructed wetland7
Corrective factors applied to reduced sulfur compounds in wastewater foul air7
Comparative analysis of water quality index and river classification in Kereh River, Penang, Malaysia: Impact of untreated swine wastewater from Kampung Selamat pig farms7
Biochar integrated reactive filtration of wastewater for P removal and recovery, micropollutant catalytic oxidation, and negative CO2e: Process operation and mechanism7
Radiation tolerance and biodegradation performance of a marine bacterium Acinetobacter sp. Y9 in radioactive composite oil‐contaminated wastewater6
Treatment of vegetable oil wastewater by a conventional activated sludge process coupled with electrocoagulation process6
Treatment of pulp and paper mill effluent through combined aerobic and anaerobic suspended fixed‐bed bioreactor6
Construction and application of a composite model for acid mine drainage quality evaluation based on analytic hierarchy process, factor analysis and fuzzy comprehensive evaluation: Guizhou Province, C6
Erratum: Media selection for anammox‐based polishing filters: Balancing anammox enrichment and retention with filtration function6
A comprehensive study on flocculation of anionic dyes using the bioflocculant produced by Bacillus thuringiensis: Kinetics, affecting factors, and perspectives6
Electrode material impact on microbial fuel cell and electro‐Fenton systems for enhanced slaughterhouse wastewater treatment: A comparative study of graphite and titanium6
Spatio‐temporal variability of public water supply characteristics and associated health hazards for children and adults in selected locations of Ambala, India6
Exploring the potential of Fe(III)‐EGTA and Fe(III)‐DTPA as the catalysts to enhance UV/persulfate in the degradation of aqueous sulfamethazine6
Prediction of biogas production in anaerobic digestion of a full‐scale wastewater treatment plant using ensembled machine learning models6
A systematic review on microplastic contamination in marine Crustacea and Mollusca of Asia: Current scenario, concentration, characterization, polymeric risk assessment, and future Prospectives6
Advances in graphene‐based nanomaterials for heavy metal removal from water: Mini review6
Long‐term performance and activity study of a two‐stage anaerobic EGSB reactors system treating complex and toxic industrial wastewater6
Deep learning based an effective hybrid model for water quality assessment6
Municipal wastewater sludge rheology: Impact of temperature, solid content, and settling solids6
Impacts of aluminum‐ and iron‐based coagulants on municipal sludge anaerobic digestibility, dewaterability, and odor emission6
The potential ecological risk of veterinary pharmaceuticals from swine wastewater on freshwater aquatic environment6
Effects of interactions between quorum sensing and quorum quenching on microbial aggregation characteristics in wastewater treatment: A review6
A comprehensive review on the fate and impact of antibiotic residues in the environment and public health: A special focus on the developing countries6
An inexpensive, reproducible method to quantify activated sludge foaming potential: Validation through lab‐scale studies and year‐long full‐scale sampling campaign5
Lab‐scale data and microbial community structure suggest shortcut nitrogen removal as the predominant nitrogen removal mechanism in post‐aerobic digestion (PAD)5
Pollutant transport model with large time‐scale and estimation of land‐use export coefficients at a watershed level5
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Recent progress in materials and architectures for capacitive deionization: A comprehensive review5
Better left unsettled: Suspended air flotation for footprint‐optimized management of thin primary and blended solids5
A review of graphene‐TiO2 and graphene‐ZnO nanocomposite photocatalysts for wastewater treatment5
Assessment of cation exchange as conditioning processes of water chemistry in freshwater lenses5
Source identification and apportionment of the nitrogen in groundwater based on isotope methods in the Beilin region of Suihua basin, northeastern China5
Physiological response of Microcystis aeruginosa exposed to aqueous extracts of Pistia stratiotes and Pontederia crassipes5
Effect of salinity on the determination of dissolved non‐reactive phosphorus and total dissolved phosphorus in coastal waters5
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Photocatalytic degradation of perfluorooctanoic acid on Pb‐doped TiO2 coated with reduced graphene oxide5
Influence of inoculation ratio on the performance and microbial community of bacterial‐algal symbiotic system for rural wastewater treatment5
Decolorization of reactive blue 13 by Sporotrichum sp. and cytotoxicity of biotreated dye solution5
Nitrogen removal capacity and carbon demand requirements of partial denitrification/anammox MBBR and IFAS processes5
Treatment of municipal wastewater by employing membrane bioreactors combined with efficient nitration microbial communities isolated by Isolation Chip with Plate Streaking technology5
High toxicity of agro‐industrial wastewater on aquatic fauna of a South American stream: Mortality of aquatic turtles and amphibian tadpoles as bioindicators of environmental health5
Evaluating the spatiotemporal variation of Ba River water quality in the agricultural and urban watershed in the highland of Vietnam5
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Biodegradable tamarind kernel powder/kappa‐carrageenan hydrogel for efficient removal of cationic dyes from effluents5
Role of air scouring in anaerobic/anoxic tanks providing nitrogen removal by mainstream anammox conversion in a hybrid biofilm/suspended growth full‐scale WWTP in China5
The potential of polyethylene microplastics to transport copper in aquatic systems: Adsorption and desorption studies4
Use of COMSOL software for modeling and simulation of copper removal in a dynamic mode on a new biowaste4
Global distribution of microplastic contaminants in aquatic environments and their remediation strategies4
A mobile‐organic biofilm process for wastewater treatment4
Using off‐gas testing to map mixing gradients and audit blower capacity4
Adsorptive removal of phosphate from aqueous solutions using iron–lanthanum‐doped foam glass adsorbent4
Leonardite powder as an efficient adsorbent for cationic and anionic dyes4
Efficient removal of ciprofloxacin from waste activated sludge by electroactivation of peroxymonosulfate4
Research on the relation between hydro‐chemical and geological characteristics in karst area: Case study in Zhong Liang Mountain, Southwest China4
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Microparticles of arsenic water treatment media and water softener resin observed in treated water at private wells4
On the rise: Development of a multi‐tiered, indoor duckweed cultivation system4
Innovations in Process Engineering4
Wastewater purification from Rhodamine B and Gemifeloxacine by graphene oxide/pectin/ferrite nanocomposite: A novel molecular dynamics simulation for experimental contaminants removing4
Nitrogen removal and microbial mechanisms in a novel tubular bioreactor‐enhanced floating treatment wetland for the treatment of high nitrate river water4
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Applied research on aquatic macrophyte fermentation broth in SBR denitrification4
Effect of chitosan crosslinking time on the structure and antifouling performance of polyvinylidene fluoride membrane by surface gelation‐immersion precipitation phase inversion4
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Desalination of Nakhon Ratchasima groundwater in Thailand by membrane capacitive deionization4
Bioaccumulation of selected metals in Lamproglena clariae Fryer, 1956 infecting Clarias gariepinus (Burchell, 1822) collected from six sampling sites along the Vaal River, Sou4
Digesters as heat storage: Effects of the digester temperature on the process stability, sludge liquor quality, and the dewaterability4
Effective stabilization of electrochemically prepared ecological oxidizing agent—ferrate(VI)—by encapsulation in zeolite and its application to water containing SARS‐CoV‐2 virus4
Anaerobic dynamic membrane bioreactor for the co‐digestion of toilet blackwater and kitchen waste4
Boosting transformation of dissolved oxygen to superoxide radical: Function of P254
Subsurface wastewater infiltration systems for nitrogen pollution control4
Energy management in the water sector: A policy statement review4
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Effects of iodine content on the hydrochemical characteristics and microbial community structure of groundwater in coastal zone: A case study of Bailang River Basin4
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A snapshot of SARS‐CoV‐2 viral RNA throughout wastewater treatment plants in Arkansas4
Improved disinfection byproduct removal using a polysulfone membrane loaded with powdered activated carbon4
The impact of benzoic acid and lactic acid on the treatment efficiency and microbial community in the sulfur autotrophic denitrification process4
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Improvement of wastewater sludge dewatering using ferric chloride, aluminum sulfate, and calcium oxide (experimental investigation and descriptive statistical analysis)4
Assessment of salinity trends in a coastal aquifer in Guzelyurt, North Cyprus4
Trapping Rhodamine B dye using functionalized mango (Mangifera indica) pod4
Removal efficiency and energy consumption optimization for carbamazepine degradation in wastewater by electrohydraulic discharge4
Adsorption behaviors of perfluorooctanoic acid on aged microplastics4
Effects of water turbidity on the survival of Staphylococcus aureus in environmental fresh and brackish waters4
Supplementation of 5‐deoxystrigol for higher pollutant removal and biogas quality improvement by different microalgae‐based technologies4
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Sidestream bio‐P and mainstream anammox in a BNR process with upstream carbon capture4
Ecotoxicological and human health risk assessment of selected pesticides in Kurose River, Higashi‐Hiroshima City (Japan)4
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Hydrogeochemical characteristics, driving factors, and health risk assessment of karst groundwater in Southwest Hubei Province, China3
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Bisphenol A removal in treated wastewater matrix at neutral pH using magnetic graphite intercalation compounds as persulfate activators3
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Bioremediation of trichloroethylene‐polluted groundwater using emulsified castor oil for slow carbon release and acidification control3
Effect of industrial wastewater treatment system upgrade on the composition of emitted odorants and volatile organic compounds from a cheese production facility3
Experimental study on soil deformation caused by overexploitation of groundwater3
Resources recovery—Separation and recovery of copper from desalination brine through Lewatit TP 207 resin3
A review on triclosan in wastewater: Mechanism of action, resistance phenomenon, environmental risks, and sustainable removal techniques3
Clinoptilolite and iron sorption/desorption under multiple pH conditions: Testing a substrate for passive treatment of acidic, iron‐rich solutions3
Influence of oxygen on the vinyl acetate elimination pathway and microbial community structure of methanogenic sludge3
Simulating contaminant transport in unsaturated and saturated groundwater zones3
Lab‐scale continuous flow studies for comparative biosorption of cadmium (II) on untreated and xanthated Ficus religiosa biomass3
Effect of konjac glucomannan aerogel‐immobilized Chlorella vulgaris LH‐1 on oil‐contaminated seawater remediation and endogenous bacterial community diversity3
Antibacterial activity of γFe2O3/TiO2 nanoparticles on toxic cyanobacteria from a lake in Southern Illinois3
Surface characterizations and methylene blue pollutant removal efficiency of ZnO nanorods/biochar hybrids3
Pre‐filtration followed by slow double‐layered filtration: Media clogging effects on hydraulic aspects and water quality3
Study on efficiency and mechanism of ultrasonic controlling membrane fouling in ceramic membrane bioreactors3
Utility of constructed wetlands for treatment of hospital effluent and antibiotic resistant bacteria in resource limited settings: A case study in Ujjain, India3
Blue light irradiation increases the relative abundance of the diatom Nitzschia palea in co‐culture with cyanobacterium Microcystis aeruginosa3
Occurrence, identification, and discharge of microplastics from effluent and sludge of the largest WWTP in Iran—South of Tehran3
Microbiological quality of the water in collection areas and the tissue of Mytella falcata—Cananéia (SP, Brazil)3
Molecular characterization of dissolved organic nitrogen during anoxic/oxic and anammox processes using ESI FT–ICR MS3
Escherichia coli levels and microbial source tracking in stormwater retention ponds and detention basins3
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Vermifiltration: Strategies and techniques to enhance the organic and nutrient removal performance from wastewater3
Comparing the concentrations of heavy metals on two bivalve species in Santos Bay, Brazil: Subsidies to understanding the assimilation dynamic of bivalve contaminants3
Aeration in sludge holding tanks as an economical means for biosolids odor control—A case study3
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Application of visible light active photocatalysis for water contaminants: A review3
Water and sediment quality of an agro‐industrial area through different approaches: Physicochemical parameters and ecotoxicity with amphibians3
Examining the antimicrobial efficacy of granulated tetraacetylethylenediamine derived peracetic acid and commercial peracetic acid in urban wastewaters3
Post‐treatment of soft drink industrial wastewater using a new antibacterial ultra‐filtration membrane prepared of Polyethersulfone blended with boehmite–tannic acid–graphene quantum dot3
Coastal Surveillance and Water Quality monitoring in the Rejiche Sea—Tunisia3
Replacing starch with resistant starch (Laminaria japonica) improves water quality, nitrogen and phosphorus budget and microbial community in hybrid snakehead (Channa maculata3
Comparative analysis of floc characteristics and microbial communities in anoxic and aerobic suspended growth processes3
Erratum: White rot fungus mediated removal of mercury from wastewater3
Comparative removal of pharmaceuticals in aqueous phase by agricultural waste‐based biochars3
MEUF for removal and recovery of valuable organic components present in effluents: A process intensified technology3
Enhanced photocatalytic degradation activity of Z‐scheme heterojunction BiVO4/Cu/g‐C3N4 under visible light irradiation3
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Bio‐fabricated green silver nano‐architecture for degradation of methylene blue water contaminant: A mini‐review3
Effects of green tide on microbial communities in waters of the Jiangsu coastal area, China3
Comparative study of electro‐Fenton and photoelectro‐Fenton processes using a novel photocatalytic fuel cell electro‐Fenton system with g‐C3N4@N‐TiO2 and Ag/CNT@CF as 3
Seasonal nitrogen removal in an outdoor microalgal polyculture at Nordic conditions3
Microalgal–bacterial consortia for efficient wastewater treatment: Optimization using response surface methodology3
Abiotic reductive removal of organic contaminants catalyzed by carbon materials: A short review3
Efficient integration of electrocoagulation treatment with the spray‐pyrolyzed activated carbon coating on stainless steel electrodes for textile effluent‐bath reuse with ease3
Comparison of cellulolytic enzyme treatment and Fenton oxidation for analysis of microplastics in tire rubber particles3
Coagulation removal of nickel (II) ions by ferric chloride: Efficiency and mechanism3
Characterization and evaluation of the anaerobic treatability of a dairy wastewater3
Modeling the growth of diverse microorganisms during feast‐famine enrichment3
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Investigating the use of anaerobically stored carbon in post‐anoxic denitrification3
Chlormequat inhibits Vallisneria natans growth and shapes the epiphytic biofilm microbial community3
Carbon dioxide‐activated mesoporous date palm fronds carbon integrated with MnO2/polyaniline for highly efficient capacitive deionization of water3
Enhanced membrane fouling control through self‐forming dynamic membrane and sponge‐wrapped membrane: A novel membrane bioreactor3
Arsenic removal adsorbent using limonite–polyethersulfone composite fiber via continuous flow column process3
Assessment microbial risks for the presence of Cryptosporidium spp. and Giardia spp. based on the surveillance of the water supply systems in Colombia, 2014–20183
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