Preface: Special section on emerging particles and biocolloids in terrestrial and aquatic systems

Chrysikopoulos, Constantinos V.; Baumann, Thomas; Tong, Meiping; Darnault, Christophe

doi:10.1002/vzj2.20247

Cited by 1 publication

(1 citation statement)

References 6 publications

Supporting

Mentioning

Contrasting

Order By: Relevance

“…Our study highlights the need for additional study of the fate and transport of T. gondii oocysts through porous media. Saturated flow experiments for the study of contaminants transport in groundwater resources such as aquifers would allow for prediction of the fate and transport of T. gondii oocysts in these environments, and when coupled with soil studies would contribute to improve the public health risk assessment of exposure to pathogens through terrestrial and aquatic systems (Chrysikopoulos et al, 2022).…”

Section: Discussionmentioning

confidence: 99%

Detection, fate and transport of the biohazardous agent Toxoplasma gondii in soil water systems: Influence of soil physicochemical properties, water chemistry and surfactant

Kinsey,

Korte,

Gouasmia

et al. 2023

Environ Microbiol Rep

Self Cite

View full text Add to dashboard Cite

A series of laboratory experiments were conducted to study the fate and transport of Toxoplasma gondii oocysts in soils as a function of soil physicochemical properties and soil water chemistry properties. Soil columns were homogeneously packed with loamy sand soils (Lewiston and Greenson series) and sandy loam soils (Sparta and Gilford series), and subject to hydrologic conditions characterized by the absence and presence of an anionic surfactant—Aerosol 22 in the artificial rainfall. Quantitative polymerase chain reaction (qPCR) was utilized for the detection and enumeration of oocysts in soil leachates to evaluate their breakthrough and in soil matrices to examine their spatial distribution. Differences in the rate and extent of transport of oocysts were observed as a function of physical and chemical parameters tested. The breakthrough of oocysts was observed for all the soils irrespective of the presence of surfactant. However, in the absence of surfactant, the predominant fate of oocysts in soils subject to simulated rainfall was their retention in the soil profile. The presence of surfactant induced a change in the fate of oocysts in these soils exposed to rainfall simulation as the predominant fate of oocysts was found to be in the soil leachates.

show abstract

Section: Discussionmentioning

confidence: 99%