Managing risks from virus intrusion into water distribution systems due to pressure transients

Journal of Water and Health

Volumn 9, Issue 2, 2011, Pages 291-305

  Yang, Jian ^a   LeChevallier, Mark W ^a   Teunis, Peter F M ^b,c   Xu, Minhua ^a  

^a American Water Voorhees   (United States)

^b NATIONAL INSTITUTE FOR PUBLIC HEALTH AND THE ENVIRONMENT   (Netherlands)

^c EMORY UNIVERSITY   (United States)

Author keywords

Distribution system; Intrusion; Pressure transients; QMRA; Risk assessment; Viruses

Indexed keywords

CHLORINE; TOSYLCHLORAMIDE SODIUM;

DISINFECTION; DISTRIBUTION SYSTEM; IGNEOUS INTRUSION; INFECTIOUS DISEASE; PUBLIC HEALTH; QUANTITATIVE ANALYSIS; RISK ASSESSMENT; VIRUS;

ARTICLE; CLINICAL EFFECTIVENESS; INFECTION RISK; NONHUMAN; RISK ASSESSMENT; RISK REDUCTION; VIRAL CONTAMINATION; VIRUS INFECTION; WATER MANAGEMENT; WATER SUPPLY;

DISINFECTANTS; DRAINAGE, SANITARY; ENVIRONMENTAL EXPOSURE; ENVIRONMENTAL MONITORING; FRESH WATER; HUMANS; MONTE CARLO METHOD; NOROVIRUS; PRESSURE; RISK ASSESSMENT; RISK FACTORS; SEWAGE; SOFTWARE; UNITED STATES; WATER MICROBIOLOGY; WATER SUPPLY;

EID: 79958726186     PISSN: 14778920     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.2166/wh.2011.102     Document Type: Article

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