Evaluation of the WHO helminth eggs criteria using a QMRA approach for the safe reuse of wastewater and sludge in developing countries

Water Science and Technology

Volumn 63, Issue 7, 2011, Pages 1499-1505

  Navarro, I ^a   Jimenez B ^a  

^a UNIVERSIDAD NACIONAL AUTÓNOMA DE MÉXICO   (Mexico)

Author keywords

Agriculture; Developing countries; Helminth eggs; QMRA; Reuse; Wastewater

Indexed keywords

ASCARIS; HELMINTH EGGS; HUMAN RISKS; POLLUTED WATER; QMRA; QUANTITATIVE MICROBIAL RISK ASSESSMENT; REUSE; REUSE OF WASTEWATER; RISK-BASED MODEL; SLUDGE TREATMENT; WASTEWATER REUSE;

BIOSOLIDS; CROPS; DEVELOPING COUNTRIES; GEOLOGIC MODELS; RISK ASSESSMENT; WASTEWATER; WASTEWATER TREATMENT; WATER POLLUTION;

WASTEWATER RECLAMATION;

AGRICULTURAL PRACTICE; BIOSOLID; DEVELOPING WORLD; EGG; FECES; RECYCLING; RISK ASSESSMENT; SLUDGE; STANDARD (REGULATION); WASTE TREATMENT; WASTEWATER; WORLD HEALTH ORGANIZATION;

AGRICULTURE; ARTICLE; ASCARIASIS; ASCARIS LUMBRICOIDES; CROPPING SYSTEM; DEVELOPING COUNTRY; HELMINTH; IRRIGATION (AGRICULTURE); NONHUMAN; QUANTITATIVE ANALYSIS; RISK ASSESSMENT; SLUDGE; WASTE WATER; WASTE WATER RECYCLING; WATER POLLUTION; WORLD HEALTH ORGANIZATION;

AGRICULTURE; ANIMALS; ASCARIASIS; ASCARIS LUMBRICOIDES; DEVELOPING COUNTRIES; ENVIRONMENTAL MONITORING; HUMANS; MEXICO; MODELS, THEORETICAL; OVUM; PARASITE EGG COUNT; RISK ASSESSMENT; SEWAGE; WASTE DISPOSAL, FLUID; WATER PURIFICATION;

ASCARIS LUMBRICOIDES; VERMES;

EID: 79955594689     PISSN: 02731223     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.2166/wst.2011.394     Document Type: Article

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