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ArticleEnvironmental engineering science2021

An Assessment of Ambient Water Quality and Challenges with Access to Water and Sanitation Services for Individuals Experiencing Homelessness in Riverine Encampments.

Matthew E Verbyla, Jose S Calderon, Shawn Flanigan, Mireille Garcia, Rick Gersberg, Alicia M Kinoshita, Natalie Mladenov, Federick Pinongcos, Megan Welsh

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Article in Environmental engineering science, 2021. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. Cited by 7 papers.

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7citing papers in PubMed
5.2field-weighted citation impact, top 5% of its field
1 · What the graph read from it

What it found

Each row is one number read from the abstract, on the scale the paper reported it, with its interval. Left of the dashed line favours the treatment, right favours the comparator. Under each row is the sentence it came from. New to these charts? A ten-minute tutorial.

The abstract states no effect estimate the extractor could read, or names no intervention and outcome on the map, so this paper lights no cell and moves no belief. It is still indexed, cited and linked below.

2 · The registry

The trial behind it

Trials whose registry record cites this paper, or whose number appears in the abstract. A trial that started after this paper was published is citing it as background, not reporting it.

Neither the registry nor the abstract names a trial number. If this is a trial report, that itself is worth knowing.

3 · Its place in the literature

Who cites it

7 citing papers in PubMed, 21 citations in OpenAlex.

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4 · The record

Corrections and comments

PubMed lists nothing against this paper. Absence here is not a guarantee, only a check that was made.

5 · Who and what money

Authors and funding

9 authors at 1 institution in 1 country.

Matthew E VerbylaDepartment of Civil, Construction, and Environmental Engineering, San Diego State University, San Diego, California, USA.
Jose S CalderonDepartment of Civil, Construction, and Environmental Engineering, San Diego State University, San Diego, California, USA.
Shawn FlaniganSchool of Public Affairs, San Diego State University, San Diego, California, USA.
Mireille GarciaDepartment of Civil, Construction, and Environmental Engineering, San Diego State University, San Diego, California, USA.
Rick GersbergSchool of Public Health, San Diego State University, San Diego, California, USA.
Alicia M KinoshitaDepartment of Civil, Construction, and Environmental Engineering, San Diego State University, San Diego, California, USA.
Natalie MladenovDepartment of Civil, Construction, and Environmental Engineering, San Diego State University, San Diego, California, USA.
Federick PinongcosDepartment of Civil, Construction, and Environmental Engineering, San Diego State University, San Diego, California, USA.
Megan WelshSchool of Public Affairs, San Diego State University, San Diego, California, USA.
San Diego State University · US

Funding

No grant is acknowledged in the PubMed record.

6 · The paper itself

Abstract

Individuals experiencing unsheltered homelessness face significant barriers to accessing water, sanitation, and hygiene services, but the risks associated with this lack of access and barriers to service provision have been largely understudied. We analyzed water samples upstream and downstream of three homeless encampments in the San Diego River watershed and interviewed service providers from public and nonprofit sectors to assess local perceptions about challenges and potential solutions for water and sanitation service provision in this context. Water upstream from encampments contained detectable levels of caffeine and sucralose.

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Identifiers

PMID34079210
PMCPMC8165467
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