Estimated human health risks from exposure to recreational waters impacted by human and non-human sources of faecal contamination

Water Research

Volumn 44, Issue 16, 2010, Pages 4674-4691

  Soller, Jeffrey A ^a   Schoen, Mary E ^b   Bartrand, Timothy ^c   Ravenscroft, John E ^b   Ashbolt, Nicholas J ^b  

^a Soller Environmental   (United States)

^b U S ENVIRONMENTAL PROTECTION AGENCY   (United States)

^c Clancy Environmental Consultants Inc   (United States)

Author keywords

Non point source contamination; Quantitative microbial risk assessment; Recreational water

Indexed keywords

CONTAMINATION; DISEASES; ESCHERICHIA COLI; HEALTH RISKS; INTELLIGENT SYSTEMS; MAMMALS; MONTE CARLO METHODS; RISK PERCEPTION; WASTEWATER TREATMENT;

DOSE RESPONSE RELATIONSHIPS; FAECAL CONTAMINATION; NON-POINT SOURCE; QUANTITATIVE MICROBIAL RISK ASSESSMENT; QUANTITATIVE MICROBIAL RISK ASSESSMENT (QMRA); RECREATIONAL WATER; TREATED WASTEWATER; WATER-BORNE PATHOGENS;

RISK ASSESSMENT;

ANTHROPOGENIC SOURCE; CATTLE; DOSE-RESPONSE RELATIONSHIP; FECES; GASTROENTERITIS; HEALTH RISK; LITERATURE REVIEW; MONTE CARLO ANALYSIS; NONPOINT SOURCE POLLUTION; PIG; POLLUTION EXPOSURE; POLLUTION MONITORING; RECREATIONAL FACILITY; RISK ASSESSMENT; STANDARD (REGULATION); WASTEWATER; WATER POLLUTION; WATERBORNE DISEASE; WATERFOWL;

ARTICLE; CAMPYLOBACTER JEJUNI; CATTLE; CHICKEN; CRYPTOSPORIDIUM; ENVIRONMENTAL EXPOSURE; ESCHERICHIA COLI O157; FEASIBILITY STUDY; FECAL COLIFORM; GASTROINTESTINAL DISEASE; GIARDIA LAMBLIA; HEALTH HAZARD; HUMAN; INGESTION; MONTE CARLO METHOD; NONHUMAN; NOROVIRUS; PRIORITY JOURNAL; QUANTITATIVE ANALYSIS; RECREATION; RISK ASSESSMENT; SALMONELLA ENTERICA; SWINE; UNITED STATES; WASTE WATER MANAGEMENT; WATER CONTAMINATION;

BOS; ESCHERICHIA COLI; SUIDAE;

EID: 77957021015     PISSN: 00431354     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.watres.2010.06.049     Document Type: Article

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