Chemical character of the public water supplies of the larger cities of Alaska, Hawaii, and Puerto Rico, 1954

1956 ◽  
Author(s):  
E.W. Lohr
Keyword(s):  
Puerto Rico ◽  
Water Supplies ◽  
The Public ◽  
Chemical Character

Bottled Water Industry in Brunei Darussalam: The Unregulated Sector?

2020 ◽  
Vol 2 (2) ◽  
pp. 149-165
Keyword(s):  
Bottled Water ◽  
Water Industry ◽  
Valuable Resource ◽  
Water Supplies ◽  
The Public ◽  
Available Water ◽  
Brunei Darussalam ◽  
Preliminary Research ◽  
Water Companies ◽  
The Government

Brunei is seeing a proliferation of bottled companies established in the country in the last decade, driven by cheap water supplies, easily available water filtering systems and demand by the public. This research found 16 ‘companies,’ ‘producing’ and distributing over 34 brands of bottled waters in the country. Since bottled water industry is ‘popular,’ it is necessary to understand how the industry is being monitored and regulated by the government as it involved products consumed by the public. Since most of the bottled water companies use water drawn from the pipes supplied by the government, it is also important to understand how the government is protecting, monitoring and regulating this valuable resource from exploitation. This paper is a preliminary research on the bottled water industry in Brunei Darussalam.

H is for Hurricane, M is for Maria: Supporting literacy in Vieques

2021 ◽  
pp. 146879842110441
Author(s):  
Kutasha Bryan-Silva ◽  
Stephanie C Sanders-Smith
Keyword(s):  
Puerto Rico ◽  
Early Literacy ◽  
Literacy Development ◽  
The United States ◽  
The Public ◽  
Montessori Education ◽  
Early Literacy Development ◽  
Montessori Schools ◽  
Teachers And Parents ◽  
One Year

The case study, H is For Hurricane and M is For Maria explores the public Montessori System of Puerto Rico as an educational philosophy of resilience. The authors present a counternarrative to early literacy development on the island by focusing in on two public Montessori schools from Vieques, Puerto Rico. The study was conducted one year after the passing of Hurricane Maria. Data collected, highlights the strong effectiveness of combining children’s home life experiences together with foundational early literacy development. Through this piece, teachers and parents share how they teach early literacy by making the absolute most of what surrounds them physically and culturally. Puerto Rico is poorer than the poorest state yet has had the fastest growth of public Montessori schools, than anywhere else in the United States. Major conclusions state that access to public Montessori education in Puerto Rico offers children an advantage in early literacy development.

scholarly journals Outbreak of Cryptosporidium parvum among children after a school excursion to an adventure farm, South West England

2008 ◽  
Vol 6 (3) ◽  
pp. 333-338 ◽  
Author(s):  
M. R. Hoek ◽  
I. Oliver ◽  
M. Barlow ◽  
L. Heard ◽  
R. Chalmers ◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
Surface Water ◽  
Cryptosporidium Parvum ◽  
Heavy Rainfall ◽  
Water Reservoir ◽  
Water Supplies ◽  
The Public ◽  
South West ◽  
Sources Of Infection ◽  
Private Wells ◽  
South West England

We present the results of an outbreak investigation on a Cryptosporidium parvum outbreak among 35 people, (27 students and 8 teachers), who participated in a school excursion to an outdoor adventure farm in South West England, from 22 to 26 May 2006. A cohort study was implemented to investigate possible sources of infection during the farm visit. The most likely transmission route was contact with faecally contaminated surface water following heavy rainfall, or consumption of water from the private well. Disinfection of the water reservoir was by chlorination, to which cryptosporidium is resistant. Supplemental disinfection or filtration methods of private water supplies on livestock farms may be needed. This study highlights the fact that epidemiological investigations of outbreaks as a result of environmental exposures are complex but important to inform the public and health professionals of the risks posed by private water supplies and outdoor activities. This is particularly so after heavy rainfall, as this may result in an increased effluent from faecally contaminated land, causing a wide variety of pathogens to wash into surface water and potentially, private wells. This poses risks for public health.

scholarly journals Interrelationship between Climatic, Ecologic, Social, and Cultural Determinants Affecting Dengue Emergence and Transmission in Puerto Rico and Their Implications for Zika Response

2017 ◽  
Vol 2017 ◽  
pp. 1-14 ◽  
Author(s):  
Angela Matysiak ◽  
Amira Roess
Keyword(s):  
Puerto Rico ◽  
Urban Expansion ◽  
Cultural Factors ◽  
Future Research ◽  
Transmission Potential ◽  
Public Health Burden ◽  
The Public ◽  
Dengue Transmission ◽  
Comprehensive Search ◽  
Social And Cultural Factors

Objective. The global resurgence of dengue has been attributed to rapid population growth, urban expansion, increased air travel, globalization, and climate change. Dengue is now endemic in Puerto Rico. Puerto Rico is at risk for Zika, another emerging arbovirus. The interrelationship between climatic, ecological, social, and cultural factors that affect dengue and other arboviruses’ transmission is understudied.Design. The objective of this systematic review is to examine the interrelationship between climatic, ecological, social, and cultural factors on dengue transmission in Puerto Rico and to draw lessons for Zika response.Results. A comprehensive search of peer-reviewed journal articles was performed, producing 562 articles; 26 were selected for this review. Findings indicate that human activities and behaviors (urbanization, migration, and consumption) as well as climate have a significant impact on the abundance and the transmission potential ofAe. aegypti, the vector for dengue, Zika, and other viruses.Conclusion. Despite the public health burden of dengue limited investments have been made in research and surveillance. Future research is needed to develop models that integrate the multivariate effects of climatic, ecological, social, and cultural factors, which for Puerto Rico have mostly been examined independently. Such models have the potential to inform response to dengue, Zika, and other arboviruses.

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