Risk assessment of Legionella and enteric pathogens in sewage treatment works

Water Science and Technology: Water Supply

Volumn 4, Issue 2, 2004, Pages 125-132

  Medema, G ^a   Wuilings, B ^a   Roeleveld, P ^b   Van Der Kooij, D ^a  

^a KWR WATERCYCLE RESEARCH INSTITUTE   (Netherlands)

^b STOWA Foundation for Applied Water Research   (Netherlands)

Author keywords

Aerosols; Campylobacter; Cryptosporidium; Legionella; Risk assessment; Viruses; Wastewater

Indexed keywords

APPROXIMATION THEORY; BIOASSAY; FLUORESCENCE; PATHOLOGY; RISK ASSESSMENT; WASTEWATER;

AIR SAMPLES; ENTERIC PATHOGENS; SEWAGE INSTALLATIONS;

SEWAGE TREATMENT;

BACTERIUM; RISK ASSESSMENT; SEWAGE TREATMENT; WASTEWATER;

AEROSOL; AIR SAMPLING; BACTERIOPHAGE; BACTERIUM CULTURE; BACTERIUM DETECTION; CAMPYLOBACTER; CONFERENCE PAPER; CRYPTOSPORIDIUM PARVUM; ENTEROVIRUS; ENVIRONMENTAL EXPOSURE; FLUORESCENCE ANALYSIS; INFECTION RISK; LEGIONELLA; LEGIONELLA PNEUMOPHILA; LEGIONNAIRE DISEASE; NONHUMAN; POLYMERASE CHAIN REACTION; RISK ASSESSMENT; SEWAGE TREATMENT; SLUDGE; VIRUS DETECTION; WASTE WATER; WATER SAMPLING;

BACTERIA (MICROORGANISMS); CAMPYLOBACTER; CLOSTRIDIA; CRYPTOSPORIDIUM; CRYPTOSPORIDIUM PARVUM; ENTEROVIRUS; LEGIONELLA; LEGIONELLA PNEUMOPHILA; LEGIONELLA SP.;

EID: 2442710115     PISSN: 16069749     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.2166/ws.2004.0037     Document Type: Conference Paper

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