Drinking-water safety - Challenges for community-managed systems

Journal of Water and Health

Volumn 6, Issue SUPPL. 1, 2008, Pages 33-41

  Rizak, Samantha ^a   Hrudey, Steve E ^b  

^a MONASH UNIVERSITY   (Australia)

^b UNIVERSITY OF ALBERTA   (Canada)

Author keywords

Drinking water safety; Outbreaks; Risk factors

Indexed keywords

DRINKING WATER; RAIN; RUNOFF; SNOW;

COMMUNITY RESOURCE MANAGEMENT; DRINKING WATER; RISK FACTOR; SAFETY; WATER MANAGEMENT; WATER SUPPLY; WATER TREATMENT; WATERBORNE DISEASE;

CATCHMENT; CLIMATE CHANGE; CONSUMER ADVOCACY; CRYPTOSPORIDIOSIS; CRYPTOSPORIDIUM; ENVIRONMENTAL FACTOR; EPIDEMIC; GASTROINTESTINAL DISEASE; GIARDIA; GIARDIASIS; HUMAN; MICROORGANISM DETECTION; NONHUMAN; POLLUTION MONITORING; REVIEW; RISK ASSESSMENT; RISK FACTOR; RISK MANAGEMENT; WASTE WATER TREATMENT PLANT; WATER CONTAMINATION; WATER MANAGEMENT; WATER SUPPLY; WEATHER;

DISEASE OUTBREAKS; HUMANS; RESIDENCE CHARACTERISTICS; RISK FACTORS; SAFETY; WATER MICROBIOLOGY; WATER SUPPLY;

EID: 43449094658     PISSN: 14778920     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.2166/wh.2008.033     Document Type: Review

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