Health risks in wastewater irrigation: Comparing estimates from quantitative microbial risk analyses and epidemiological studies

Journal of Water and Health

Volumn 5, Issue 1, 2007, Pages 39-50

  Mara, D D ^a   Sleigh, P A ^a   Blumenthal, Ursula J ^b   Carr, R M ^c  

^a UNIVERSITY OF LEEDS   (United Kingdom)

^b LONDON SCHOOL OF HYGIENE AND TROPICAL MEDICINE   (United Kingdom)

^c WORLD HEALTH ORGANIZATION   (Switzerland)

Author keywords

Epidemiology; Health; Irrigation; Risk analysis; Rotavirus; Wastewater

Indexed keywords

WATER;

AGRICULTURAL PRACTICE; EPIDEMIOLOGY; HEALTH RISK; IRRIGATION; MONTE CARLO ANALYSIS; QUANTITATIVE ANALYSIS; RISK FACTOR; VIRUS; WASTEWATER;

ARTICLE; CAMPYLOBACTER; CONTROLLED STUDY; CRYPTOSPORIDIUM; DIARRHEA; ESCHERICHIA COLI; HEALTH HAZARD; HUMAN; HUMAN EXPERIMENT; INFECTION RISK; IRRIGATION (AGRICULTURE); MATHEMATICAL ANALYSIS; MEXICO; MICROBIAL CONTAMINATION; NONHUMAN; NORMAL HUMAN; OOCYST; PREVALENCE; QUANTITATIVE ANALYSIS; RISK ASSESSMENT; ROTAVIRUS; SOIL QUALITY; VIRUS INFECTION; WASTE WATER; WASTE WATER MANAGEMENT; WORLD HEALTH ORGANIZATION;

ADOLESCENT; AGRICULTURE; CAMPYLOBACTER INFECTIONS; CRYPTOSPORIDIOSIS; ENVIRONMENTAL MONITORING; ESCHERICHIA COLI; HUMANS; LETTUCE; MONTE CARLO METHOD; RISK; ROTAVIRUS INFECTIONS; WASTE DISPOSAL, FLUID; WATER MICROBIOLOGY; WORLD HEALTH ORGANIZATION;

ESCHERICHIA COLI; LACTUCA; ROTAVIRUS;

EID: 33947199636     PISSN: 14778920     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.2166/wh.2006.055     Document Type: Article

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