Comparing probabilistic microbial risk assessments for drinking water against daily rather than annualised infection probability targets

Journal of Water and Health

Volumn 7, Issue 4, 2009, Pages 535-543

  Signor, R S ^a   Ashbolt, N J ^a,b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF NEW SOUTH WALES   (Australia)

^b U S ENVIRONMENTAL PROTECTION AGENCY   (United States)

Author keywords

Drinking water; Quantitative microbial risk assessment; Risk benchmark; Risk management

Indexed keywords

DRINKING WATER;

DRINKING WATER; GUIDELINE; INFECTIVITY; MICROBIAL COMMUNITY; PATHOTYPE; PROTOZOAN; RISK ASSESSMENT; WATER QUALITY; WATERBORNE DISEASE;

ARTICLE; CRYPTOSPORIDIUM; INFECTION; INFECTION RISK; PROBABILITY; RISK ASSESSMENT; RISK MANAGEMENT; WATER QUALITY;

HUMANS; MODELS, STATISTICAL; PUBLIC HEALTH PRACTICE; RISK ASSESSMENT; RISK MANAGEMENT; WATER MICROBIOLOGY; WATER SUPPLY;

EID: 77949341752     PISSN: 14778920     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.2166/wh.2009.101     Document Type: Article

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