Modeling riverine pathogen fate and transport in Mexican rural communities and associated public health implications

Journal of Environmental Management

Volumn 113, Issue , 2012, Pages 61-70

  Robles Morua, Agustin ^a   Mayer, Alex S ^b   Auer, Martin T ^b   Vivoni, Enrique R ^a,c  

^a ARIZONA STATE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^b Michigan Technological University   (United States)

^c Arizona State University   (United States)

Author keywords

Pathogen fate and transport; Wastewater contamination

Indexed keywords

HEALTH RISKS; PATHOGENS; RIVER POLLUTION; RIVERS; RURAL AREAS; STREAM FLOW; UNCERTAINTY ANALYSIS; WASTEWATER TREATMENT; WATER QUALITY;

E. COLI; FATE AND TRANSPORT; HEALTH IMPLICATIONS; PATHOGEN FATE AND TRANSPORT; PATHOGEN INDICATORS; REMOVAL RATE; RURAL COMMUNITY; UNCERTAINTY; WASTEWATER CONTAMINATION; WASTEWATER DISCHARGE;

ESCHERICHIA COLI;

COLIFORM BACTERIUM; HYDROLOGICAL MODELING; PATHOGEN; POLLUTANT TRANSPORT; PUBLIC HEALTH; RESIDENCE TIME; RIVER DISCHARGE; RIVER SYSTEM; RURAL POPULATION; SPATIAL VARIATION; STREAMFLOW; TRIBUTARY; WASTE MANAGEMENT; WASTEWATER; WATER QUALITY;

ARTICLE; BACTERIUM CONTAMINATION; CONTAMINATION; DILUTION; ESCHERICHIA COLI; INDICATOR ORGANISM; MEXICO; NONHUMAN; PUBLIC HEALTH; REACTION TIME; RIVER; RURAL POPULATION; SIMULATION; UNCERTAINTY; WASTE WATER MANAGEMENT; WATER CONTAMINATION; WATER QUALITY;

MEXICO [NORTH AMERICA]; SONORA; SONORA RIVER;

ESCHERICHIA COLI;

EID: 84864743293     PISSN: 03014797     EISSN: 10958630     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.jenvman.2012.08.035     Document Type: Article

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