Practical applications of quantitative microbial risk assessment (QMRA) for water safety plans

Water Science and Technology

Volumn 61, Issue 6, 2010, Pages 1561-1568

  Smeets, P W M H ^a,b   Rietveld, L C ^b   Van Dijk, J C ^b   Medema, G J ^a  

^a KWR WATERCYCLE RESEARCH INSTITUTE   (Netherlands)

^b DELFT UNIVERSITY OF TECHNOLOGY   (Netherlands)

Author keywords

QMRA; Water safety plans

Indexed keywords

CORRECTIVE ACTIONS; DOWN TIME; DRINKING WATER; DRINKING WATER QUALITY; EFFECTIVE MANAGEMENT; INDICATOR ORGANISMS; LOG REDUCTIONS; MICROBIAL SAFETY; QUANTITATIVE DATA; QUANTITATIVE MICROBIAL RISK ASSESSMENT; RISK MANAGER; SYSTEM ASSESSMENT; TREATMENT PROCESS; WATER SAFETY PLANS; WATER UTILITY;

DATA REDUCTION; ELECTRIC UTILITIES; HEALTH RISKS; POTABLE WATER; RISK ASSESSMENT; RISK MANAGEMENT; WATER POLLUTION; WATER QUALITY; WATER RECYCLING; WATER SUPPLY;

WATERWORKS;

DRINKING WATER;

DRINKING WATER; HEALTH RISK; MICROBIAL COMMUNITY; PATHOGEN; QUALITY CONTROL; RISK ASSESSMENT; SAFETY; WATER QUALITY;

ARTICLE; BIOSAFETY; CLINICAL EFFECTIVENESS; CLINICAL PATHWAY; CRYPTOSPORIDIUM; HEALTH HAZARD; MICROBIAL CONTAMINATION; NONHUMAN; PROCESS DESIGN; PROCESS MONITORING; QUANTITATIVE ANALYSIS; QUANTITATIVE MICROBIAL RISK ASSESSMENT; RISK ASSESSMENT; TREATMENT FAILURE; ULTRAVIOLET RADIATION; WATER ANALYSIS; WATER MANAGEMENT; WATER QUALITY; WATER TREATMENT; ALVEOLATA; BACTERIUM; ENVIRONMENTAL MONITORING; ISOLATION AND PURIFICATION; METHODOLOGY; MICROBIOLOGY; STANDARD; STATISTICAL PARAMETERS; THEORETICAL MODEL; WATER SUPPLY;

ALVEOLATA; BACTERIA; ENVIRONMENTAL MONITORING; LIMIT OF DETECTION; MODELS, THEORETICAL; RISK ASSESSMENT; WATER MICROBIOLOGY; WATER PURIFICATION; WATER SUPPLY;

EID: 77952310531     PISSN: 02731223     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.2166/wst.2010.839     Document Type: Article

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