Non-tuberculous mycobacteria are common in many water environments. This review covers their prevalence in drinking water systems and the means to control them.

In this context, natural and synthetic compounds can be an alternative to water disinfection.

Dutch law requires drinking water suppliers to run a Quantitative Microbial Risk Assessment. This study applies QMRA to adenovirus at a plant using UV and chlorine dioxide.

Pharmaceuticals are found in aquatic environments worldwide. This study models global trends in aquatic risk from carbamazepine and ciprofloxacin.

Increasing attention has been dedicated to trace phthalates in bottled water due to the serious concerns on public health.

Perfluoroalkyl acids (PFAAs) are a group of emerging persistent organic pollutants (POPs), which have been ubiquitously detected in the environmental media.

There are growing concerns about nitrate contamination in Kumamoto City, where more than 700,000 people depend entirely on groundwater.

Pharmaceuticals and personal care products (PPCPs) and endocrine disrupting compounds (EDCs) are frequently detected in drinking water sources.

Neonicotinoids are a class of systemic insecticides widely used on food crops globally.

Ultraviolet (UV) irradiation has proven an effective tool for inactivating microorganisms in water.