Assessing pathogen risk to swimmers at non-sewage impacted recreational beaches

Environmental Science and Technology

Volumn 44, Issue 7, 2010, Pages 2286-2291

  Schoen, Mary E ^a   Ashbolt, Nicholas J ^a  

^a U S ENVIRONMENTAL PROTECTION AGENCY   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

FECAL INDICATOR BACTERIA; FECAL INDICATORS; FECAL SOURCES; GEOMETRIC MEAN; QUANTITATIVE MICROBIAL RISK ASSESSMENT; RECREATIONAL BEACHES; RECREATIONAL WATER; SPECIFIC CONCENTRATION;

BEACHES; PROBABILITY; RISK MANAGEMENT; SEWAGE; WATER ANALYSIS;

RISK ASSESSMENT;

BIOLOGICAL MARKER;

BACTERIUM; BEACH; DIGESTIVE SYSTEM DISORDER; FECES; HEALTH RISK; MICROBIAL COMMUNITY; PATHOGEN; PUBLIC HEALTH; RECREATIONAL FACILITY; RISK ASSESSMENT; SEABIRD; SEWAGE;

ARTICLE; BACTERIUM IDENTIFICATION; BACTERIUM ISOLATION; CAMPYLOBACTER; FECES MICROFLORA; GASTROINTESTINAL DISEASE; HEALTH HAZARD; MICROBIAL COLONIZATION; NONHUMAN; PROBABILITY; QUALITY CONTROL; QUANTITATIVE ANALYSIS; RECREATION; RISK ASSESSMENT; SALMONELLA; SEASHORE; SEWAGE; SEWAGE TREATMENT; SWIMMING; WATER QUALITY;

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; ANIMALS; BATHING BEACHES; CHARADRIIFORMES; CHILD; CHILD, PRESCHOOL; ENTEROCOCCUS; ENVIRONMENTAL MONITORING; FECES; GASTROINTESTINAL DISEASES; HUMANS; RISK FACTORS; SEWAGE; STATISTICS, NONPARAMETRIC; SWIMMING; WATER MICROBIOLOGY; WATER POLLUTION;

EID: 77950442642     PISSN: 0013936X     EISSN: 15205851     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1021/es903523q     Document Type: Article

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