Estimating the primary etiologic agents in recreational freshwaters impacted by human sources of faecal contamination

Water Research

Volumn 44, Issue 16, 2010, Pages 4736-4747

  Soller, Jeffrey A ^a   Bartrand, Timothy ^b   Ashbolt, Nicholas J ^c   Ravenscroft, John ^c   Wade, Timothy J ^c  

^a Soller Environmental   (United States)

^b Clancy Environmental Consultants Inc   (United States)

^c U S ENVIRONMENTAL PROTECTION AGENCY   (United States)

Author keywords

Quantitative microbial risk assessment; Recreational water; Water epidemiology

Indexed keywords

CONTAMINATION; EFFLUENTS; EPIDEMIOLOGY; ESCHERICHIA COLI; HEALTH RISKS; PATHOGENS; RISK ASSESSMENT; SALMONELLA; SENSITIVITY ANALYSIS; UNCERTAINTY ANALYSIS; VIRUSES;

ADVERSE HEALTH EFFECTS; CAMPYLOBACTER JEJUNI; ESCHERICHIA COLI O157:H7; FAECAL CONTAMINATION; QUANTITATIVE MICROBIAL RISK ASSESSMENT; QUANTITATIVE MICROBIAL RISK ASSESSMENT (QMRA); RECREATIONAL WATER; SALMONELLA ENTERICA;

RISK PERCEPTION;

FRESH WATER;

ANTHROPOGENIC SOURCE; EFFLUENT; ETIOLOGY; FECAL COLIFORM; FLAGELLATE; FRESHWATER; GASTROENTERITIS; HEALTH IMPACT; PATHOGEN; RECREATIONAL FACILITY; RISK FACTOR; VIRUS; WATER QUALITY;

ADENOVIRUS; ARTICLE; CAMPYLOBACTER JEJUNI; CRYPTOSPORIDIUM; EFFLUENT; ENTERIC VIRUS; ENVIRONMENTAL EXPOSURE; ESCHERICHIA COLI O157; FECAL COLIFORM; GASTROINTESTINAL DISEASE; GIARDIA LAMBLIA; HUMAN; NONHUMAN; NOROVIRUS; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RISK ASSESSMENT; ROTAVIRUS; SALMONELLA ENTERICA; SWIMMING; UNITED STATES; WATER CONTAMINATION;

GREAT LAKES [NORTH AMERICA]; UNITED STATES;

ADENOVIRIDAE; CAMPYLOBACTER JEJUNI; CRYPTOSPORIDIUM; ESCHERICHIA COLI; GIARDIA INTESTINALIS; NOROVIRUS; ROTAVIRUS; SALMONELLA ENTERICA;

EID: 77957019029     PISSN: 00431354     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.watres.2010.07.064     Document Type: Article

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