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AbstractAs water scarcity issues become more common, the use of treated wastewater as a drinking water source presents an opportunity to meet growing water demands. Many reuse projects are primarily focused on agricultural use; however, there is growing interest in potable reuse schemes. In particular, the state of North Carolina has proposed new potable reuse guidelines allowing for potable reuse of tertiary‐treated, dual‐disinfected reclaimed water when combined with surface source waters at a ratio of up to 20%, followed by 5‐day storage and then conventional drinking water treatment. As microbial risks are still a concern in these waters, this study presents a quantitative microbial risk assessment to assess the additional disease burden from these wastewater reuse guidelines. On the basis of the analysis presented here, the reclaimed water produced in North Carolina does not meet acceptable public health risk levels. To reach these goals, North Carolina wastewater reclamation plants may need to further increase and optimize existing treatment trains to achieve greater log10 reductions.

Clothing, dress, and ornamentation are crucial parts of individual and communal religious life and practice, yet they are too often overlooked. This book convenes leading scholars to explore the roles of attire and adornment in the creation and communication of religious meaning, identity, and community. Contributors investigate aspects of religious dress in North America in the nineteenth, twentieth, and twenty-first centuries, considering adornment practices in a wide range of religious traditions and among individuals who straddle religious boundaries. The collection is organized around four frameworks for understanding the material culture of religion: theological interpretation, identity formation, negotiation of tradition, and activism.Religion, Attire, and Adornment in North America features essays on topics such as Black Israelites' use of African fabrics, Christian religious tattoos, Wiccan ritual nudity, Amish "plain dress," Mormon sacred garments, Hare Krishna robes, and the Church of Body Modification. Spanning the diversity of religious practice and expression, this book is suitable for a range of undergraduate courses and offers new insights for scholars in many disciplines