A Bayesian network model to assess the public health risk associated with wet weather sewer overflows discharging into waterways

Water Research

Volumn 46, Issue 16, 2012, Pages 4933-4940

  Goulding, R ^a   Jayasuriya, N ^a   Horan, E ^a  

^a RMIT UNIVERSITY   (Australia)

Author keywords

Bayesian networks; Risk assessment; Sanitary sewer overflows; Water pollution

Indexed keywords

HEALTH RISKS; PUBLIC HEALTH; PUBLIC RISKS; RISK ASSESSMENT; SANITARY SEWERS; WATER POLLUTION;

BAYESIAN NETWORK MODELS; HYDRAULIC CAPACITY; MANAGEMENT OPTIONS; POTENTIAL THREATS; PROBABILISTIC INFERENCE; SANITARY SEWER OVERFLOWS; SEWER OVERFLOWS; SEWER SYSTEM;

BAYESIAN NETWORKS;

WATER;

BAYESIAN ANALYSIS; HEALTH RISK; PROBABILITY; PUBLIC HEALTH; RISK ASSESSMENT; SANITATION; SEWER NETWORK; WATER POLLUTION; WATERWAY TRANSPORT;

ARTICLE; BAYES THEOREM; HEALTH HAZARD; HUMAN; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RISK ASSESSMENT; SEWER OUTFALL; WEATHER;

AUSTRALIA;

EID: 84865992752     PISSN: 00431354     EISSN: 18792448     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.watres.2012.03.044     Document Type: Article

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