Microbial exposure assessment of waterborne pathogens

Human and Ecological Risk Assessment

Volumn 13, Issue 6, 2007, Pages 1313-1351

  Coffey, Rory ^a   Cummins, Enda ^a   Cormican, Martin ^b   Flaherty, Vincent O ^b   Kelly, Stephen ^b  

^a UNIVERSITY COLLEGE DUBLIN   (Ireland)

^b NATIONAL UNIVERSITY OF IRELAND   (Ireland)

Author keywords

Risk assessment; Simulation; Water pathogens; Water treatment

Indexed keywords

ANIMALIA; BACTERIA (MICROORGANISMS); CRYPTOSPORIDIUM; ESCHERICHIA COLI;

EID: 36248977631     PISSN: 10807039     EISSN: 15497860     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1080/10807030701655582     Document Type: Article

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