Guidelines for greywater re-use: Health issues

Water and Environment Journal

Volumn 13, Issue 5, 1999, Pages 322-326

  Dixon, A M ^a   Butler, D ^a   Fewkes, A ^b  

^a IMPERIAL COLLEGE LONDON   (United Kingdom)

^b NOTTINGHAM TRENT UNIVERSITY   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Exposure; Greywater; Guidelines; Risk

Indexed keywords

GREYWATER; PATHOGENS;

COLIFORM BACTERIA; CONTAMINATION; DISEASES; HEALTH HAZARDS; HEALTH RISKS; PUBLIC RISKS; RISK ASSESSMENT;

WATER RECYCLING;

HEALTH RISK; MICROBIAL COMMUNITY; WASTEWATER;

COLIFORM BACTERIUM; HEALTH HAZARD; INCIDENCE; PRACTICE GUIDELINE; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PUBLIC HEALTH; RESPONSIBILITY; REVIEW; RISK ASSESSMENT; WASTE WATER MANAGEMENT; WASTE WATER RECYCLING; WATER CONTAMINATION;

BACTERIA (MICROORGANISMS);

EID: 0032738621     PISSN: 17476585     EISSN: 17476593     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1747-6593.1999.tb01056.x     Document Type: Article

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