Centralised versus decentralised sewage systems: A comparison of pathogen and nutrient loads released into Sydney's drinking water catchments

Water Science and Technology

Volumn 48, Issue 11-12, 2004, Pages 53-60

  Charles, K ^a   Ashbolt, N ^a   Ferguson, C ^b   Roser, D ^a   McGuinness, R ^b   Deere, D ^b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF NEW SOUTH WALES   (Australia)

^b Penrith Community Health Centre   (Australia)

Author keywords

Cryptosporidium; Decentralised; Enteric viruses; Nutrient; Pathogen; Sewage

Indexed keywords

CATCHMENTS; PHOSPHORUS; POTABLE WATER; SEWAGE TREATMENT; VIRUSES;

PATHOGENS;

SEWAGE TREATMENT PLANTS;

DRINKING WATER; NITROGEN; PHOSPHORUS;

ANIMAL CELL; AUSTRALIA; CALCULATION; CATCHMENT; COMPARATIVE STUDY; CONFERENCE PAPER; CONTROLLED STUDY; CRYPTOSPORIDIUM; ENTERIC VIRUS; HUMAN; HUMAN CELL; INFORMATION PROCESSING; MICROORGANISM; NONHUMAN; NUTRIENT LOADING; OOCYST; PREDICTION; RELIABILITY; SCREENING; SEWAGE TREATMENT; WASTE DISPOSAL; WATER QUALITY;

ANIMALIA; CRYPTOSPORIDIUM; PROTOZOA;

EID: 0346008016     PISSN: 02731223     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.2166/wst.2004.0802     Document Type: Conference Paper

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