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Kristina D. Mena
Researcher at University of Texas Health Science Center at Houston
Publications - 72
Citations - 1958
Kristina D. Mena is an academic researcher from University of Texas Health Science Center at Houston. The author has contributed to research in topics: Medicine & Environmental science. The author has an hindex of 17, co-authored 59 publications receiving 1646 citations. Previous affiliations of Kristina D. Mena include University of Texas Health Science Center at San Antonio & Venezuelan Institute for Scientific Research.
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Risk of waterborne illness via drinking water in the United States.
TL;DR: The quality of drinking water in the United States is among the best in the world; however, waterborne disease outbreaks continue to occur, and many more cases of endemic illness are estimated.
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Risk Assessment of Pseudomonas aeruginosa in Water
TL;DR: Although P. aeruginosa has a reputation for being resistant to disinfection, most studies show that it does not exhibit any marked resistance to the disinfectants used to treat drinking water such as chlorine, chloramines, ozone, or iodine.
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Isolation of antibiotic-resistant bacteria from the air plume downwind of a swine confined or concentrated animal feeding operation.
Shawn G. Gibbs,Christopher F. Green,Patrick M. Tarwater,Linda C. Mota,Kristina D. Mena,Pasquale V. Scarpino +5 more
TL;DR: Bacterial concentrations with multiple antibiotic resistances or multidrug resistance were found within and downwind of the facility even after subtherapeutic antibiotics were discontinued.
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Quantitative microbial risk assessment of SARS-CoV-2 for workers in wastewater treatment plants
Rafael Newton Zaneti,Viviane Girardi,Fernando Rosado Spilki,Kristina D. Mena,Ana Paula Campos Westphalen,Evandro Ricardo da Costa Colares,Allan Guedes Pozzebon,Ramiro Gonçalves Etchepare +7 more
TL;DR: Results reveal that estimates of viral RNA in sewage at the entrance of WWTPs ranged from 4.14 to 5.5 × 10−4 pppy, thus reinforcing the concern of sewage systems as a possible transmission pathway of SARS-CoV-2.
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Occurrence of Cryptosporidium and Giardia in irrigation water and its impact on the fresh produce industry.
TL;DR: The presence of protozoan parasites in surface water for irrigation and packinghouse operations suggests that there may be a risk of contamination of fresh produce as protozoa oocysts/cysts might come in contact with and attach to crop surfaces posing a risk to consumers who eat these products.