Fungal contaminants in drinking water regulation? A tale of ecology, exposure, purification and clinical relevance
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Resumo: | Microbiological drinking water safety is traditionally monitored mainly by bacterial parameters that indicate faecal contamination. These parameters correlate with gastro-intestinal illness, despite the fact that viral agents, resulting from faecal contamination, are usually the cause. This leaves behind microbes that can cause illness other than gastro-intestinal and several emerging pathogens, disregarding non-endemic microbial contaminants and those with recent pathogenic activity reported. This white paper focuses on one group of contaminants known to cause allergies, opportunistic infections and intoxications: Fungi. It presents a review on their occurrence, ecology and physiology. Additionally, factors contributing to their presence in water distribution systems, as well as their effect on water quality are discussed. Presence of opportunistic and pathogenic fungi in drinking water can pose a health risk to consumers due to daily contact with water, via several exposure points, such as drinking and showering. The clinical relevance and influence on human health of the most common fungal contaminants in drinking water is discussed. Our goal with this paper is to place fungal contaminants on the roadmap of evidence based and emerging threats for drinking water quality safety regulations. |
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Fungal contaminants in drinking water regulation? A tale of ecology, exposure, purification and clinical relevance |
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Fungal contaminants in drinking water regulation? A tale of ecology, exposure, purification and clinical relevance |
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Fungal contaminants in drinking water regulation? A tale of ecology, exposure, purification and clinical relevance Babič, Monika Environmental health Drinking water Fungi Fungal contaminants Aspergillus Candida Moulds Molds Mycotoxins |
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Fungal contaminants in drinking water regulation? A tale of ecology, exposure, purification and clinical relevance |
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Fungal contaminants in drinking water regulation? A tale of ecology, exposure, purification and clinical relevance |
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Fungal contaminants in drinking water regulation? A tale of ecology, exposure, purification and clinical relevance |
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Fungal contaminants in drinking water regulation? A tale of ecology, exposure, purification and clinical relevance |
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Fungal contaminants in drinking water regulation? A tale of ecology, exposure, purification and clinical relevance |
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Babič, Monika |
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Babič, Monika Gunde-Cimerman, Nina Vargha, Márta Tischner, Zsófia Magyar, Donát Veríssimo, Cristina Sabino, Raquel Viegas, Carla Meyer, Wieland Brandão, João |
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Gunde-Cimerman, Nina Vargha, Márta Tischner, Zsófia Magyar, Donát Veríssimo, Cristina Sabino, Raquel Viegas, Carla Meyer, Wieland Brandão, João |
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Babič, Monika Gunde-Cimerman, Nina Vargha, Márta Tischner, Zsófia Magyar, Donát Veríssimo, Cristina Sabino, Raquel Viegas, Carla Meyer, Wieland Brandão, João |
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Environmental health Drinking water Fungi Fungal contaminants Aspergillus Candida Moulds Molds Mycotoxins |
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Environmental health Drinking water Fungi Fungal contaminants Aspergillus Candida Moulds Molds Mycotoxins |
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Microbiological drinking water safety is traditionally monitored mainly by bacterial parameters that indicate faecal contamination. These parameters correlate with gastro-intestinal illness, despite the fact that viral agents, resulting from faecal contamination, are usually the cause. This leaves behind microbes that can cause illness other than gastro-intestinal and several emerging pathogens, disregarding non-endemic microbial contaminants and those with recent pathogenic activity reported. This white paper focuses on one group of contaminants known to cause allergies, opportunistic infections and intoxications: Fungi. It presents a review on their occurrence, ecology and physiology. Additionally, factors contributing to their presence in water distribution systems, as well as their effect on water quality are discussed. Presence of opportunistic and pathogenic fungi in drinking water can pose a health risk to consumers due to daily contact with water, via several exposure points, such as drinking and showering. The clinical relevance and influence on human health of the most common fungal contaminants in drinking water is discussed. Our goal with this paper is to place fungal contaminants on the roadmap of evidence based and emerging threats for drinking water quality safety regulations. |
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Babic MN, Gunde-Cimerman N, Vargha M, Veríssimo C, Sabino R, Viegas C, et al. Fungal contaminants in drinking water regulation? A tale of ecology, exposure, purification and clinical relevance. Int J Environ Res Public Health. 2017;14(6):636. 10.3390/ijerph14060636 |
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