Risk assessment model for a waterborne outbreak of cryptosporidiosis

Water Science and Technology

Volumn 41, Issue 7, 2000, Pages 1-7

  Gale, P ^a  

^a WRC PLC   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Cryptosporidium; Drinking water; Risk assessment

Indexed keywords

COMPUTER SIMULATION; MATHEMATICAL MODELS; NORMAL DISTRIBUTION; POISSON DISTRIBUTION; POTABLE WATER; RISK ASSESSMENT; WATER ANALYSIS; WATER QUALITY; WATER SUPPLY;

POISSON-LOG-NORMAL DISTRIBUTION; WATERBORNE OUTBREAKS;

WATER BACTERIOLOGY;

DRINKING WATER; SURFACE WATER;

ADULT; ARTICLE; CRYPTOSPORIDIOSIS; CRYPTOSPORIDIUM; EPIDEMIC; HUMAN; INFECTION RISK; OOCYST; RISK ASSESSMENT; WATER CONTAMINATION; WATER SAMPLING; WATER SUPPLY; WATER TREATMENT;

CRYPTOSPORIDIUM;

EID: 0033861368     PISSN: 02731223     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.2166/wst.2000.0108     Document Type: Article

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