Health risks associated with consumption of untreated water from household roof catchment systems

Journal of the American Water Resources Association

Volumn 38, Issue 5, 2002, Pages 1301-1306

  Lye, Dennis J ^a  

^a NORTHERN KENTUCKY UNIVERSITY   (United States)

Author keywords

Microbial disease; Rainwater collection; Rainwater harvesting; Roof runoff

Indexed keywords

COLIFORM BACTERIA; CONTAMINATION; DISEASES; HEALTH RISKS; POTABLE WATER; RAIN; TISSUE;

RAINWATER HARVESTING;

CATCHMENTS;

DISEASE; DRINKING WATER; HEALTH RISK; RAINWATER; RUNOFF;

BACTERIA (MICROORGANISMS); CAMPYLOBACTER; CLOSTRIDIUM; CRYPTOSPORIDIUM; GIARDIA; LEGIONELLA; SALMONELLA; VERMES;

EID: 0036811318     PISSN: 1093474X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1752-1688.2002.tb04349.x     Document Type: Article

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