Development of a risk assessment approach for evaluating wastewater reuse standards for agriculture

Water Science and Technology

Volumn 35, Issue 11-12, 1997, Pages 15-20

  Shuval, H ^a   Lampert, Y ^a   Fattal, B ^a  

^a HEBREW UNIVERSITY OF JERUSALEM   (Israel)

Author keywords

Cost effectiveness; Risk analysis; USEPA; Wastewater irrigation standards guidelines; WHO

Indexed keywords

AGRICULTURE; COLIFORM BACTERIA; CONTAMINATION; COST EFFECTIVENESS; IRRIGATION; POTABLE WATER; RISK ASSESSMENT; STANDARDS;

PATHOGENS; WASTEWATER REUSE STANDARDS;

WASTEWATER;

DRINKING WATER;

AGRICULTURAL USE; HEALTH RISK; RISK ASSESSMENT; VEGETABLE PRODUCTION; WASTEWATER REUSE;

AGRICULTURE; CHOLERA; COLIFORM BACTERIUM; CONFERENCE PAPER; COST; FOOD CONTAMINATION; HEPATITIS; HUMAN; INFECTION RISK; RISK ASSESSMENT; ROTAVIRUS; VEGETABLE; VIRUS INFECTION; WASTE WATER RECYCLING; WORLD HEALTH ORGANIZATION;

USA;

BACTERIA (MICROORGANISMS); ROTAVIRUS;

EID: 0030772539     PISSN: 02731223     EISSN: None     Source Type: Book Series    
DOI: 10.1016/S0273-1223(97)00228-X     Document Type: Conference Paper

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