Derivation of numerical values for the World Health Organization guidelines for recreational waters

Water Research

Volumn 38, Issue 5, 2004, Pages 1296-1304

  Kay, David ^a   Bartram, Jamie ^b   Prüss, Annette ^b   Ashbolt, Nick ^c   Wyer, Mark D ^a   Fleisher, Jay M ^a   Fewtrell, Lorna ^a   Rogers, Alan ^a   Rees, Gareth ^d  

^a ABERYSTWYTH UNIVERSITY   (United Kingdom)

^b WORLD HEALTH ORGANIZATION   (Switzerland)

^c UNIVERSITY OF NEW SOUTH WALES   (Australia)

^d Askham Bryan College   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Disease burden; Epidemiology; Recreational waters; Standards; WHO guidelines

Indexed keywords

AIR QUALITY; CONTAMINATION; HEALTH HAZARDS; NUMERICAL ANALYSIS; RISK ASSESSMENT; WATER POLLUTION;

PUBLIC HEALTH PROTECTION; RECREATIONAL WATER MANAGEMENT;

WATER QUALITY;

WATER;

COASTAL WATER; COLIFORM BACTERIUM; FRESHWATER; GUIDELINE; POLLUTION MONITORING; RECREATIONAL ACTIVITY; WATER QUALITY; WORLD HEALTH ORGANIZATION;

AIR QUALITY; ARTICLE; CONSULTATION; ENTEROCOCCUS; ENVIRONMENT; FECES; HAZARD ASSESSMENT; HEALTH HAZARD; INFECTION RISK; INTESTINE; MICROBIOLOGICAL EXAMINATION; PRACTICE GUIDELINE; PREDICTION; PRIORITY JOURNAL; QUALITATIVE ANALYSIS; QUALITY CONTROL; RECREATION; RISK ASSESSMENT; SAFETY; SANITATION; SEASHORE; URBAN AREA; WATER ANALYSIS; WATER CONTAMINATION; WATER MANAGEMENT; WATER POLLUTION; WATER QUALITY; WORLD HEALTH ORGANIZATION;

EID: 1242317819     PISSN: 00431354     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.watres.2003.11.032     Document Type: Article

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