Characterization of drinking water treatment for virus risk assessment

Water Research

Volumn 43, Issue 2, 2009, Pages 395-404

  Teunis, P F M ^a,b   Rutjes, S A ^a   Westrell, T ^c   de Roda Husman, A M ^a  

^a NATIONAL INSTITUTE FOR PUBLIC HEALTH AND THE ENVIRONMENT   (Netherlands)

^b EMORY UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^c EUROPEAN CENTRE FOR DISEASE PREVENTION AND CONTROL ECDC   (Sweden)

Author keywords

Drinking water treatment; Heterogeneity; Log reduction; Quantitative risk assessment; Uncertainty; Virus

Indexed keywords

BACTERIOPHAGES; CHEMICAL WATER TREATMENT; COAGULATION; DISINFECTION; MICROFILTRATION; POTABLE WATER; PROBABILITY DISTRIBUTIONS; RISK ASSESSMENT; RISK PERCEPTION; WATER FILTRATION;

% REDUCTIONS; AFTER-TREATMENT; DRINKING WATER TREATMENT; DRINKING WATER TREATMENT PROCESS; HETEROGENEITY; LOG REDUCTIONS; QUANTITATIVE RISK ASSESSMENT; RISKS ASSESSMENTS; TREATMENT PROCESS; UNCERTAINTY;

DIGITAL STORAGE;

CONCENTRATION (COMPOSITION); DRINKING WATER; PROBABILITY; QUANTITATIVE ANALYSIS; RISK ASSESSMENT; VIRUS; WATER TREATMENT;

EID: 58549109199     PISSN: 00431354     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.watres.2008.10.049     Document Type: Article

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