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Research Publications (Food Safety)

This page tracks research articles published in national and international peer-reviewed journals. Recent articles are available ahead of print and searchable by Journal, Article Title, and Category. Research publications are tracked across six categories: Bacterial Pathogens, Chemical Contaminants, Natural Toxins, Parasites, Produce Safety, and Viruses. Articles produced by USDA Grant Funding Agencies (requires login) and FDA Grant Funding Agencies (requires login) are also tracked in Scopus.

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  1. Microbiological Contaminants in Drinking Water: Current Status and Challenges

    • Water, Air, & Soil Pollution

    • Water is a vital resource to every living thing on the earth. Once the water is contaminated (physically, chemically, biologically, or radiologically), it brought negative impacts to the living thing. This paper provides a brief review of the characterization of biological pollutants in drinking water and their effects on human health.

      • Bacterial pathogens
      • Salmonella
      • Vibrio
      • Parasites
      • Cyclospora cayetanensis
      • Giardia lamblia
      • Viruses
      • Hepatitis

  2. Elimination of Benzophenone-1 in Water by High-Frequency Ultrasound

    • Water, Air, & Soil Pollution

    • Benzophenone-1 (BP1) has been classified as a potential endocrine disruptor due to its reported negative effect on different living beings. In addition, its presence in different water bodies has been detected. In this way, the ultrasonic removal of BP1 was studied considering the effects of the frequency, the power density, and the pollutant initial concentration. In general, results indicated that very high values of frequency and power density inhibit the pollutant removal.

      • Vibrio
      • Bacterial pathogens

  3. False-Positive Error by Microparticles in Solid Phase Bioluminescence Inhibition Test and Its Correction for Predicting Soil Toxicity from Soil Solution Toxicity

    • Water, Air, & Soil Pollution

    • In this study, light intensities of Aliivibrio fischeri obtained from soil suspension and its filtrate were compared using field soils contaminated with heavy metals. The soils collected from rice paddy and forest had different soil textures with either high or low silt/clay content. The correlation between soil toxicity and soil solution toxicity for A. fischeri showed a high linearity in sandy soils with the slope of 0.586 (determination coefficient; R2 = 0.709).

      • Vibrio
      • Bacterial pathogens