Adaptive management for mitigating Cryptosporidium risk in source water: A case study in an agricultural catchment in South Australia

Journal of Environmental Management

Volumn 90, Issue 10, 2009, Pages 3122-3134

  Bryan, Brett A ^a   Kandulu, John ^a   Deere, Daniel A ^b   White, Monique ^c   Frizenschaf, Jacqueline ^d   Crossman, Neville D ^a  

^a CSIRO   (Australia)

^b Water Futures Pty Ltd   (Australia)

^c Price Merrett Consulting   (Australia)

^d SA WATER   (Australia)

Author keywords

Catchment management; Ecological; Evaluation; Microbiological; Modelling; Pathogens; Quantitative risk assessment; Water quality

Indexed keywords

AGRICULTURAL POLLUTION; BUDGET CONTROL; CATCHMENTS; ECONOMICS; EFFLUENTS; HEALTH RISKS; LAND USE; PATHOGENS; POTABLE WATER; QUALITY CONTROL; RESERVOIRS (WATER); RISK ASSESSMENT; RUNOFF; WATER CONSERVATION; WATER MANAGEMENT; WATER POLLUTION; WATER SUPPLY;

ADAPTIVE MANAGEMENT; CASE-STUDIES; CATCHMENT MANAGEMENT; CRYPTOSPORIDIUM; ECOLOGICAL; EVALUATION; MICROBIOLOGICAL; MODELING; QUANTITATIVE RISK ASSESSMENT; SOURCE WATERS;

WATER QUALITY;

ADAPTIVE MANAGEMENT; AGRICULTURAL CATCHMENT; BEST MANAGEMENT PRACTICE; DAIRY FARMING; ENVIRONMENTAL MONITORING; MICROBIOLOGY; PATHOGEN; POLLUTION CONTROL; RISK ASSESSMENT; STRATEGIC APPROACH; WATER MANAGEMENT; WATER PLANNING; WATER QUALITY; WATER SUPPLY; WATER TREATMENT;

ARTICLE; AUSTRALIA; CALF (BOVINE); CASE STUDY; CATCHMENT; CRYPTOSPORIDIUM; DAIRYING; EFFLUENT; ENVIRONMENTAL PLANNING; LAND USE; NONHUMAN; RISK ASSESSMENT; RISK MANAGEMENT; WATER CONTAMINATION; WATER MANAGEMENT; WATER QUALITY; WATER SUPPLY;

AUSTRALASIA; AUSTRALIA; SOUTH AUSTRALIA;

CRYPTOSPORIDIUM;

AGRICULTURE; ANIMALS; CRYPTOSPORIDIUM; ENVIRONMENTAL MONITORING; RISK ASSESSMENT; SOUTH AUSTRALIA; WATER; WATER SUPPLY;

EID: 67749102214     PISSN: 03014797     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.jenvman.2009.05.014     Document Type: Article

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