Assessing the health implications of turbidity and suspended particles in protected catchments

Water Science and Technology

Volumn 50, Issue 1, 2004, Pages 205-210

  Cinque, Kathy ^a   Stevens, M A ^a   Roser, D J ^b,d   Ashbolt, N J ^b,d   Leeming, R ^c  

^a MELBOURNE WATER CORPORATION   (Australia)

^b UNIVERSITY OF NEW SOUTH WALES   (Australia)

^c CSIRO   (Australia)

^d Coop Res Ctr Water Qual/Treatm ^*  (Australia)

Author keywords

Catchment management; Pathogens; Sterol biomarkers; Turbidity

Indexed keywords

CATCHMENTS; HEALTH CARE; PATHOLOGY; POTABLE WATER; RISK ASSESSMENT; SUSPENSIONS (FLUIDS); TURBIDITY;

PATHOGENS; PUBLIC HEALTH RISKS;

WATER QUALITY;

BIOLOGICAL MARKER; STORM WATER;

BIOMARKER; DRINKING WATER; HEALTH RISK; TURBIDITY; WATER QUALITY; WATER SUPPLY; WATERBORNE DISEASE;

ARTICLE; AUSTRALIA; BACTERIUM CONTAMINATION; BACTERIUM DETECTION; BACTERIUM IDENTIFICATION; CATCHMENT; CONTROLLED STUDY; ENVIRONMENTAL IMPACT; GRAM NEGATIVE BACTERIUM; GRAM POSITIVE BACTERIUM; HEALTH HAZARD; HUMAN; NONHUMAN; PUBLIC HEALTH; QUANTITATIVE ANALYSIS; RISK ASSESSMENT; SUSPENDED PARTICULATE MATTER; TURBIDITY; VIRUS VIRULENCE; WATER CONTAMINATION; WATER QUALITY; WATER SAMPLING; WATER STANDARD; WATER SUPPLY;

EID: 4344620906     PISSN: 02731223     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.2166/wst.2004.0055     Document Type: Article

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