Geospatial analysis of food waste generation at the consumer-level in high-income regions, 2000-2023 - A scoping review.

Food waste (FW) is a growing problem globally, with around 13% of food lost from harvest to retail, and another 17% wasted by retailers, households, and the food service sector. In high-income countries, consumer-level FW, primarily originates from private households and the food service sector, forming the largest waste stream in the food supply chain. Despite extensive research on FW, there is still a lack of knowledge about its geographic distribution, sources, spatial locations, and volume, impeding effective waste management strategies.

Development of a "big data" groundwater microbial contamination index and spatial comparisons with enteric infection rates in southern Ontario.

Big data have become increasingly important for policymakers and scientists but have yet to be employed for the development of spatially specific groundwater contamination indices or protecting human and environmental health. The current study sought to develop a series of indices via analyses of three variables: Non-E. coli coliform (NEC) concentration, E.

An ecological study of the spatiotemporal dynamics and drivers of domestically acquired campylobacteriosis in Ireland, 2011-2018.

In 2021, Campylobacteriosis was the main gastrointestinal disease in the European Union since 2007 according to the European Centre for Disease Prevention and Control. In the Republic of Ireland, the incidence of the disease is particularly high with approximately 3,000 cases per annum, raising significant concerns for national health authorities with an expected increase in the number of cases in the light of climate change. The current study sought to assess the spatio-temporal patterns of campylobacteriosis in the Republic of Ireland using 20,391 cases from January 2011 to December 2018.

Behavioral pathways to private well risk mitigation: A structural equation modeling approach.

Complex, multihazard risks such as private groundwater contamination necessitate multiannual risk reduction actions including seasonal, weather-based hazard evaluations. In the Republic of Ireland (ROI), high rural reliance on unregulated private wells renders behavior promotion a vital instrument toward safeguarding household health from waterborne infection. However, to date, pathways between behavioral predictors remain unknown while latent constructs such as extreme weather event (EWE) risk perception and self-efficacy (perceived behavioral competency) have yet to be sufficiently explored.