A geospatial approach to assessing microbiological water quality risks associated with irrigation abstraction

Water and Environment Journal

Volumn 25, Issue 2, 2011, Pages 282-289

  Knox, J W ^a   Tyrrel, S F ^a   Daccache, A ^a   Weatherhead, E K ^a  

^a CRANFIELD UNIVERSITY   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Abstraction; Catchment; GIS; Risk assessment; Salads; Sewage

Indexed keywords

ABSTRACTION; CONTINUOUS INPUT; DISEASE OUTBREAKS; ENGLAND; FAECAL CONTAMINATION; FARM SCALE; GASTROINTESTINAL DISEASE; GEO-SPATIAL; GEOSPATIAL TECHNIQUES; GIS; IRRIGATION WATER QUALITY; IRRIGATION WATERS; MICROBIOLOGICAL WATER QUALITY; READY-TO-EAT; SALADS; SEWAGE TREATMENT WORKS; SEWER OVERFLOWS; TREATED EFFLUENT; UNITED KINGDOM;

ABSTRACTING; CATCHMENTS; CROPS; DECISION MAKING; EFFLUENTS; IRRIGATION; RATING; RUNOFF; SEWAGE; SEWAGE TREATMENT; WATER POLLUTION; WATER QUALITY; WATER SUPPLY;

RISK ASSESSMENT;

AGRICULTURAL CATCHMENT; DECISION MAKING; DISEASE TRANSMISSION; FECES; FOOD QUALITY; GASTROENTERITIS; GIS; HEALTH RISK; IRRIGATION; MICROBIAL COMMUNITY; RISK ASSESSMENT; SEWAGE TREATMENT; WATER QUALITY;

ARTICLE; CASE STUDY; CATCHMENT; EFFLUENT; FARMING SYSTEM; GEOSPATIAL ANALYSIS; IRRIGATION (AGRICULTURE); MICROORGANISM DETECTION; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RISK ASSESSMENT; STATISTICAL ANALYSIS; UNITED KINGDOM; WATER CONTAMINATION; WATER QUALITY; WATER SUPPLY;

UNITED KINGDOM;

EID: 79955720073     PISSN: 17476585     EISSN: 17476593     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1747-6593.2010.00227.x     Document Type: Article

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