http://www.inquiriesjournal.com/keyword/contamination Inquiries Journal provides undergraduate and graduate students around the world a platform for the wide dissemination of academic work over a range of core disciplines. en-us Thu, 29 Oct 2026 23:48:10 -0400 Thu, 29 Oct 2026 23:48:10 -0400 http://www.inquiriesjournal.com/articles/701/arsenic-contamination-of-groundwater-in-nepal-good-public-health-intention-gone-bad By Roman Shrestha - Nepal is a small developing country in South Asia, bordered by China to the north and India to the south, east and west. With a total land area of 56,827 square miles, the country is predominantly mountainous with more than 80% of the total area covered by hills and mountains. However, the southern belt of Nepal consists of flat alluvial plains called the Terai region, populated by almost half of the total population of the country.1 According to the Central Intelligence Agency (CIA) census, 2012, the estimated total population of the country is 29,890,686 with growth rate of 1.768% per annum.... Tue, 25 Sep 2012 09:16 EDT http://www.inquiriesjournal.com/articles/701/arsenic-contamination-of-groundwater-in-nepal-good-public-health-intention-gone-bad http://www.inquiriesjournal.com/articles/684/mobile-phone-contamination-by-microorganisms-in-health-facilities-comparing-health-care-workers-and-patient-visitors-in-a-post-operative-pediatric-icu By Faeq M. Al-Mudares, Waleed K. Al-Darzi, Mervat G. Mansour - Background: Mobile phones (MPs) come in close contact with the body and serve as a ready surface for colonization. The aim of this study was to compare MP colonization by bacterial microorganisms between Health Care Workers (HCWs) and Patients Visitors (PVs), in the Post-Operative Pediatric Intensive Care Unit (POPICU) of Children's Hospital, Ain Shams University in Cairo, Egypt. Methods: This is a cross section observational analytical study in POPICU during the period from 14th April 2011 to 21st April 2011. Twenty swabs were taken and cultured from 18 HCWs and 8 PVs. Results: Patients visitors... Wed, 22 Aug 2012 08:05 EDT http://www.inquiriesjournal.com/articles/684/mobile-phone-contamination-by-microorganisms-in-health-facilities-comparing-health-care-workers-and-patient-visitors-in-a-post-operative-pediatric-icu