Effectiveness of guideline faecal indicator organism values in estimation of exposure risk at recreational coastal sites

Water Science and Technology

Volumn 47, Issue 3, 2003, Pages 191-198

  Craig, D L ^a   Fallowfield, H J ^a   Croman, Nancy J ^a  

^a FLINDERS UNIVERSITY   (Australia)

Author keywords

Exposure; Faecal indicators; Recreational water; Risk assessment; Salmonella; Sediment

Indexed keywords

COMPUTER SIMULATION; CONTAMINATION; DECAY (ORGANIC); ESCHERICHIA COLI; MONTE CARLO METHODS; PATHOLOGY; RISK ASSESSMENT; SEDIMENTS;

QUANTITATIVE MICROBIAL RISK ASSESSMENT (QMRA);

BIOLOGICAL WATER TREATMENT;

WATER;

COASTAL ZONE; DECAY; MICROORGANISM; PERFORMANCE; SEDIMENT;

BATHING WATER; BIOINDICATOR; GUIDELINE; MICROORGANISM; PERFORMANCE ASSESSMENT; SEDIMENT POLLUTION;

BACTERIAL INFECTION; COASTAL WATERS; COLIFORM BACTERIUM; COLIPHAGE; COLONY FORMING UNIT; COMPARATIVE STUDY; CONCENTRATION RESPONSE; CONFERENCE PAPER; CONTROLLED STUDY; DOSE RESPONSE; ENTEROCOCCUS; ENVIRONMENTAL EXPOSURE; ESCHERICHIA COLI; FECES; INDICATOR ORGANISM; INFECTION RISK; MICROCOSM; MONTE CARLO METHOD; NONHUMAN; PATHOGENICITY; QUANTITATIVE ANALYSIS; RECREATION; RESERVOIR; RISK ASSESSMENT; SALMONELLA TYPHIMURIUM; SEDIMENTATION; STATISTICAL ANALYSIS; TEMPERATURE MEASUREMENT; WATER CONTAMINATION; WATER QUALITY; WATER TREATMENT;

ESCHERICHIA COLI; FECES; GUIDELINES; MODELS, THEORETICAL; MONTE CARLO METHOD; PUBLIC HEALTH; RECREATION; RISK ASSESSMENT; SALMONELLA; WATER MICROBIOLOGY; WATER SUPPLY;

BACTERIA (MICROORGANISMS); ENTEROCOCCUS; ESCHERICHIA COLI; NEGIBACTERIA; SALMONELLA; SALMONELLA ENTERICA SUBSP. ENTERICA SEROVAR DERBY; SALMONELLA TYPHIMURIUM;

EID: 0037217776     PISSN: 02731223     EISSN: None     Source Type: Book Series    
DOI: None     Document Type: Conference Paper

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