Pathogen monitoring offers questionable protection against drinking-water risks: A QMRA (Quantitative Microbial Risk Analysis) approach to assess management strategies

Water Science and Technology

Volumn 54, Issue 3, 2006, Pages 261-268

  Signor, R S ^a   Ashbolt, N J ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF NEW SOUTH WALES   (Australia)

Author keywords

Cryptosporidium; Pathogen monitoring; Risk assessment; Risk management

Indexed keywords

CRYPTOSPORIDIUM; PATHOGEN MONITORING; QUANTITATIVE MICROBIAL RISK ANALYSIS;

HEALTH RISKS; MICROORGANISMS; POTABLE WATER; RISK ASSESSMENT; RISK MANAGEMENT; WATER DISTRIBUTION SYSTEMS;

WATER ANALYSIS;

DRINKING WATER;

HEALTH RISKS; MICROORGANISMS; POTABLE WATER; RISK ASSESSMENT; RISK MANAGEMENT; WATER ANALYSIS; WATER DISTRIBUTION SYSTEMS;

DRINKING WATER; HEALTH MONITORING; PATHOGEN; QUANTITATIVE ANALYSIS; RISK ASSESSMENT; WATER MANAGEMENT; WATER SUPPLY;

ANALYTIC METHOD; ARTICLE; CONSUMER; CONTROLLED STUDY; CRYPTOSPORIDIUM; DENSITY; ENVIRONMENTAL MONITORING; MICROORGANISM DETECTION; NONHUMAN; OOCYST; PATHOGENESIS; PRACTICE GUIDELINE; QUANTITATIVE ANALYSIS; QUESTIONNAIRE; RISK MANAGEMENT; RISK REDUCTION; WASTE WATER MANAGEMENT; WASTE WATER TREATMENT PLANT; WATER SAMPLING; WATER SUPPLY;

ANIMALS; CRYPTOSPORIDIUM; OOCYSTS; RISK MANAGEMENT; WATER; WATER SUPPLY;

CRYPTOSPORIDIUM;

EID: 33749155605     PISSN: 02731223     EISSN: None     Source Type: Book Series    
DOI: 10.2166/wst.2006.478     Document Type: Article

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