Quantitative microbial risk assessment of a drinking water - Wastewater cross-connection simulation

Journal of Environmental Engineering and Science

Volumn 7, Issue 5, 2008, Pages 525-530

  Mena, Kristina D ^a   Mota, Linda C ^a   Meckes, Mark C ^b   Green, Christopher F ^c   Hurd, William W ^d   Gibbs, Shawn G ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF TEXAS SCHOOL OF PUBLIC HEALTH   (United States)

^b U S ENVIRONMENTAL PROTECTION AGENCY   (United States)

^c 705 Engineering Research Center   (United States)

^d CASE WESTERN RESERVE UNIVERSITY SCHOOL OF MEDICINE   (United States)

Author keywords

Assessment; Cross connection; Quantitative microbial risk; Salmonella

Indexed keywords

CONTAMINATION; CROSS CONNECTIONS (WATER DISTRIBUTION); DISEASES; POTABLE WATER; RISK PERCEPTION; RISKS; SALMONELLA;

ASSESSMENT; ASSESSMENT TECHNIQUE; CROSS CONTAMINATION; DISTRIBUTION SYSTEM SIMULATORS; EXPOSURE DURATIONS; LOWER BOUNDS; QUANTITATIVE MICROBIAL RISK ASSESSMENT; SALMONELLA INFECTIONS;

RISK ASSESSMENT;

EID: 52649087342     PISSN: 14962551     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1139/S08-022     Document Type: Article

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