QMRAspot: A tool for Quantitative Microbial Risk Assessment from surface water to potable water

Water Research

Volumn 45, Issue 17, 2011, Pages 5564-5576

  Schijven, Jack F ^a   Teunis, Peter F M ^a   Rutjes, Saskia A ^a   Bouwknegt, Martijn ^a   de Roda Husman, Ana Maria ^a  

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

Author keywords

Drinking water; Index pathogen; Quantitative Microbial Risk Assessment; Tool

Indexed keywords

HEALTH RISKS; PATHOGENS; RISK ASSESSMENT; SAFETY ENGINEERING; SURFACE WATERS; WATER SUPPLY;

CAMPYLOBACTERS; CRYPTOSPORIDIUM; GIARDIA; HEALTH-BASED TARGETS; INDEX PATHOGEN; MICROBIAL SAFETY; NETHERLANDS; QUANTITATIVE MICROBIAL RISK ASSESSMENT; SAFE DRINKING WATER; SAFETY OF DRINKING WATER;

POTABLE WATER;

DRINKING WATER; SURFACE WATER;

BACTERIUM; COMPUTER SIMULATION; DATA SET; DRINKING WATER; KNOWLEDGE; LEGISLATIVE IMPLEMENTATION; PATHOGENICITY; POLICY MAKING; QUANTITATIVE ANALYSIS; RISK ASSESSMENT; SURFACE WATER; VIRUS;

ARTICLE; CAMPYLOBACTER; CRYPTOSPORIDIUM; FLUID INTAKE; GIARDIA; INFECTION RISK; MATHEMATICAL MODEL; PRIORITY JOURNAL; QUANTITATIVE MICROBIAL RISK ASSESSMENT; QUANTITATIVE MICROBIAL RISK ASSESSMENT SPOT; RISK ASSESSMENT; WATER SUPPLY; WATER TREATMENT;

NETHERLANDS;

CAMPYLOBACTER; CRYPTOSPORIDIUM; ENTEROVIRUS; GIARDIA;

EID: 80053101082     PISSN: 00431354     EISSN: 18792448     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.watres.2011.08.024     Document Type: Article

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