Monte Carlo assessment of microbial risk associated with landfilling of fecal material

Water Environment Research

Volumn 68, Issue 7, 1996, Pages 1123-1131

  Haas, Charles N ^a   Anotai, Jin ^b   Engelbrecht, Richard S ^c  

^a DREXEL UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^b KING MONGKUT S UNIVERSITY OF TECHNOLOGY   (Thailand)

^c University of Illinois at Urbana Champaign   (United States)

Author keywords

fecal matter; groundwater; landfills; leachate; risk; virus

Indexed keywords

GROUND WATER;

AQUIFER; ARTICLE; FECES; HEALTH HAZARD; LANDFILL; MICROORGANISM; PRIORITY JOURNAL; SOLID WASTE MANAGEMENT; SYSTEM ANALYSIS;

EID: 0029824490     PISSN: 10614303     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.2175/106143096X128522     Document Type: Article

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