Risk assessment and risk management of faecal contamination in drinking water distributed without a disinfectant residual

Journal of Water Supply: Research and Technology - AQUA

Volumn 55, Issue 1, 2006, Pages 25-31

  Van Lieverloo, J Hein M ^a   Medema, Gertjan ^a   Van Der Kooij, Dick ^a  

^a KWR WATERCYCLE RESEARCH INSTITUTE   (Netherlands)

Author keywords

Drinking water; Faecal contamination; Hygiene Code; Low disinfectant residual; Risk management; Water Safety Plan

Indexed keywords

CONTAMINATION; COST EFFECTIVENESS; DISINFECTANTS; POTABLE WATER; RISK ASSESSMENT; RISK MANAGEMENT; STRATEGIC PLANNING;

FAECAL CONTAMINATION; HYGIENE CODE; LOW DISINFECTANT RESIDUAL; WATER SAFETY PLAN;

WATER POLLUTION;

CONTAMINATION; COST EFFECTIVENESS; DISINFECTANTS; POTABLE WATER; RISK ASSESSMENT; RISK MANAGEMENT; STRATEGIC PLANNING; WATER POLLUTION;

DRINKING WATER;

ESCHERICHIA COLI;

EID: 33645238799     PISSN: 00037214     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.2166/aqua.2005.054     Document Type: Review

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