Evaluating the importance of faecal sources in human-impacted waters

Water Research

Volumn 45, Issue 8, 2011, Pages 2670-2680

  Schoen, Mary E ^a   Soller, Jeffrey A ^b   Ashbolt, Nicholas J ^a  

^a U S ENVIRONMENTAL PROTECTION AGENCY   (United States)

^b Soller Environmental   (United States)

Author keywords

Human impact; Norovirus; Quantitative microbial risk assessment; Recreational water; Sedimentation

Indexed keywords

EFFLUENTS; MIXTURES; PATHOGENS; POLYMERASE CHAIN REACTION; RISK PERCEPTION; SEDIMENTATION; SEWAGE; VIRUSES; WASTEWATER TREATMENT;

CULTURE-BASED METHODS; HUMAN IMPACT; MUNICIPAL WASTEWATERS; NOROVIRUS; QUANTITATIVE MICROBIAL RISK ASSESSMENT; QUANTITATIVE MICROBIAL RISK ASSESSMENT (QMRA); RECREATIONAL WATER; RELATIVE CONTRIBUTION;

RISK ASSESSMENT;

WATER;

ANTHROPOGENIC EFFECT; ENVIRONMENTAL RISK; FECAL COLIFORM; FECES; HEALTH RISK; PATHOGEN; POLYMERASE CHAIN REACTION; QUANTITATIVE ANALYSIS; RECREATIONAL FACILITY; RISK ASSESSMENT; VIRUS; WASTEWATER;

ARTICLE; COMPLEMENT INHIBITION; DISINFECTION; FECES ANALYSIS; MICROBIAL ACTIVITY; NONHUMAN; NOROVIRUS; POLYMERASE CHAIN REACTION; PRIORITY JOURNAL; QUANTITATIVE ANALYSIS; RISK ASSESSMENT; SEDIMENTATION; SEWAGE; WATER CONTAMINATION; WATER POLLUTION;

ANIMALIA; NOROVIRUS;

EID: 79953161348     PISSN: 00431354     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.watres.2011.02.025     Document Type: Article

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