Human risk assessment of organic contaminants in reclaimed wastewater used for irrigation

Desalination

Volumn 187, Issue 1-3, 2006, Pages 53-64

  Weber, S ^a   Khan, S ^b   Hollender, Juliane ^a,c  

^a RWTH AACHEN UNIVERSITY   (Germany)

^b UNIVERSITY OF WOLLONGONG   (Australia)

^c HELMHOLTZ CENTRE FOR ENVIRONMENTAL RESEARCH UFZ   (Germany)

Author keywords

Chemical risk assessment; Fugacity modelling; Reclaimed wastewater irrigation

Indexed keywords

HEALTH HAZARDS; HEALTH RISKS; IMPURITIES; IRRIGATION; MATHEMATICAL MODELS; MICROBIOLOGY; RISK ASSESSMENT; WATER QUALITY;

CHEMICAL RISK ASSESSMENT; FUGACITY MODELLING; HUMAN RISK ASSESSMENT; RECLAMINED WASTEWATER IRRIGATION;

WASTEWATER RECLAMATION;

HEALTH HAZARDS; HEALTH RISKS; IMPURITIES; IRRIGATION; MATHEMATICAL MODELS; MICROBIOLOGY; RISK ASSESSMENT; WASTEWATER RECLAMATION; WATER QUALITY;

HEALTH RISK; IRRIGATION; POLLUTION EXPOSURE; RISK ASSESSMENT; WASTEWATER;

EID: 31344470946     PISSN: 00119164     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.desal.2005.04.067     Document Type: Article

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