An in-premise model for Legionella exposure during showering events

Water Research

Volumn 45, Issue 18, 2011, Pages 5826-5836

  Schoen, Mary E ^a   Ashbolt, Nicholas J ^a  

^a U S ENVIRONMENTAL PROTECTION AGENCY   (United States)

Author keywords

Biofilm; Exposure; Hot water system; Legionella; Plumbing; Protozoa; Risk

Indexed keywords

AEROSOLS; AIR; PATHOGENS; PLUMBING; PROTOZOA; RISKS; SENSITIVITY ANALYSIS; UNCERTAINTY ANALYSIS; WATERWORKS;

ALVEOLAR REGIONS; CRITICAL CONDITION; ENGINEERED WATER SYSTEMS; EXPOSURE; EXPOSURE MODELING; HOT WATER SYSTEM; LEGIONELLA; PREMISE PLUMBINGS;

BIOFILMS;

AEROSOL COMPOSITION; ATMOSPHERIC POLLUTION; BACTERIUM; BIOFILM; INFECTIOUS DISEASE; LITERATURE REVIEW; PATHOGENICITY; POLLUTION EFFECT; POLLUTION EXPOSURE; POPULATION DENSITY; RESPIRATION; RESPIRATORY DISEASE;

AEROSOL; ANIMAL CELL; ARTICLE; BIOFILM; EXPOSURE; HUMAN; LEGIONELLA PNEUMOPHILA; LEGIONNAIRE DISEASE; LUNG ALVEOLUS MACROPHAGE; LUNG INFECTION; NONHUMAN; PARTITION COEFFICIENT; PRIORITY JOURNAL; SENSITIVITY ANALYSIS; WATER SUPPLY;

LEGIONELLA; PROTOZOA;

EID: 80054032094     PISSN: 00431354     EISSN: 18792448     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.watres.2011.08.031     Document Type: Article

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