Risk-based evaluation of Escherichia coli monitoring data from undisinfected drinking water

Journal of Environmental Management

Volumn 91, Issue 11, 2010, Pages 2329-2335

  Soller, Jeffrey ^a   Embrey, Martha ^b   Tuhela, Laura ^b,c   Ichida, Audrey ^b   Rosen, Jeffrey ^d  

^a President Former USPATH   (United States)

^b ICF INTERNATIONAL   (United States)

^c OHIO WESLEYAN UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^d TETRA TECH INC   (United States)

Author keywords

Drinking water; E. coli O157:H7; Microbial risk assessment; Total Coliform Rule

Indexed keywords

CONTAMINATION; DISEASES; ESCHERICHIA COLI; RISK ASSESSMENT; UNCERTAINTY ANALYSIS; WATER POLLUTION;

DISTRIBUTION SYSTEMS; ESCHERICHIA COLI O157:H7; FAECAL INDICATOR BACTERIA; FECAL CONTAMINATION; HUMAN PATHOGENS; MICROBIAL RISK ASSESSMENT; NONPATHOGENIC STRAINS; RISK-BASED EVALUATION; TOTAL COLIFORM RULE; WATER REGULATION;

POTABLE WATER;

DRINKING WATER;

COLIFORM BACTERIUM; DISINFECTION; DRINKING WATER; MONITORING; PATHOGEN; PUBLIC HEALTH; REGULATORY FRAMEWORK; RISK ASSESSMENT;

ARTICLE; BACTERIUM DETECTION; COLIFORM BACTERIUM; ESCHERICHIA COLI O157; INDICATOR ORGANISM; NONHUMAN; RISK ASSESSMENT; WATER ANALYSIS; WATER CONTAMINATION;

UNITED STATES;

BACTERIA (MICROORGANISMS); ESCHERICHIA COLI;

EID: 77955516627     PISSN: 03014797     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.jenvman.2010.06.017     Document Type: Article

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