Microbial risk assessment framework for exposure to amended sludge projects

Environmental Health Perspectives

Volumn 116, Issue 6, 2008, Pages 727-733

  Eisenberg, Joseph N S ^a   Moore, Kelly ^b   Soller, Jeffery A ^c   Eisenberg, Don ^d   Colford Jr , John M ^b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF MICHIGAN   (United States)

^b UNIVERSITY OF CALIFORNIA   (United States)

^c Soller Environmental   (United States)

^d EOA Inc   (United States)

Author keywords

Environment; Microbial; Risk assessment; Sludge

Indexed keywords

GROUND WATER;

AEROSOL; ARTICLE; BIOLOGICAL MODEL; BIOSOLID; ENTERIC VIRUS; ENVIRONMENTAL EXPOSURE; HEALTH HAZARD; HUMAN; INGESTION; METHODOLOGY; MICROORGANISM DETECTION; NONHUMAN; PATHOGENESIS; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PROBABILITY; RISK ASSESSMENT; SLUDGE;

ENVIRONMENTAL EXPOSURE; ENVIRONMENTAL MONITORING; HUMANS; MODELS, THEORETICAL; RISK ASSESSMENT; SEWAGE; UNITED STATES; UNITED STATES ENVIRONMENTAL PROTECTION AGENCY;

EID: 46749124344     PISSN: 00916765     EISSN: 15529924     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1289/ehp.10994     Document Type: Article

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