Water recycling - Forwards or backwards for public health?

Medical Journal of Australia

Volumn 190, Issue 6, 2009, Pages 293-294

  Leder, Karin S ^a,b   O'Toole, Joanne E ^a   Sinclair, Martha I ^a  

^a MONASH UNIVERSITY   (Australia)

^b ROYAL MELBOURNE HOSPITAL   (Australia)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

CHLORINE; DRINKING WATER; RAIN; STORM WATER;

AUSTRALIA; DISINFECTION; DROUGHT; EDITORIAL; FILTRATION; GASTROENTERITIS; HEALTH HAZARD; HUMAN; PUBLIC HEALTH; QUALITY CONTROL; RISK ASSESSMENT; RISK MANAGEMENT; SAFETY; TURBIDITY; WASTE WATER RECYCLING; WATER CONTAMINATION; WATER MANAGEMENT; WATER QUALITY; WATER SUPPLY; WATER TREATMENT;

EID: 63249127107     PISSN: 0025729X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.5694/j.1326-5377.2009.tb02414.x     Document Type: Editorial

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