Numerical approach to Cryptosporidium risk assessment using reliability method

Stochastic Environmental Research and Risk Assessment

Volumn 22, Issue 2, 2008, Pages 169-183

  Park, Yeonjeong ^a   Yeghiazarian, Lilit ^b   Stedinger, Jery R ^c   Montemagno, Carlo D ^d  

^a UNIVERSITY OF CALIFORNIA   (United States)

^b University of California   (United States)

^c Cornell University   (United States)

^d UNIVERSITY OF CINCINNATI   (United States)

Author keywords

CALREL; Cryptosporidium transport model; Reliability method; Risk assessment; Surface water contamination

Indexed keywords

CRYPTOSPORIDIUM; SURFACE WATER CONTAMINATION;

FINITE DIFFERENCE METHOD; PATHOGENS; PROTOZOA; RELIABILITY THEORY; RISK ASSESSMENT; TRANSPORT PROPERTIES;

WATER POLLUTION;

FINITE DIFFERENCE METHOD; NUMERICAL MODEL; PATHOGEN; POLLUTANT TRANSPORT; RISK ASSESSMENT; SURFACE WATER; WATER POLLUTION;

CRYPTOSPORIDIUM;

EID: 37449005729     PISSN: 14363240     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s00477-007-0105-6     Document Type: Article

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