Using Campylobacter spp. and Escherichia coli data and Bayesian microbial risk assessment to examine public health risks in agricultural watersheds under tile drainage management

Water Research

Volumn 47, Issue 10, 2013, Pages 3255-3272

  Schmidt, P J ^a   Pintar, K D M ^a   Fazil, A M ^a   Flemming, C A ^b   Lanthier, M ^c   Laprade, N ^c   Sunohara, M D ^c   Simhon, A ^b   Thomas, J L ^b   Topp, E ^d   Wilkes, G ^c   Lapen, D R ^c  

^a PUBLIC HEALTH AGENCY OF CANADA   (Canada)

^b ONTARIO MINISTRY OF THE ENVIRONMENT   (Canada)

^c OTTAWA RESEARCH AND DEVELOPMENT CENTRE   (Canada)

^d AGRICULTURE AND AGRI FOOD CANADA   (Canada)

Author keywords

Bayesian risk modelling; Campylobacter; Indicator bacteria; Pathogens; QMRA; Surface water quality; Tile drainage

Indexed keywords

BAYESIAN NETWORKS; CATCHMENTS; CULTIVATION; ESCHERICHIA COLI; HEALTH RISKS; PATHOGENS; POTABLE WATER; PUBLIC HEALTH; PUBLIC RISKS; QUALITY CONTROL; RISK ASSESSMENT; RISK PERCEPTION; SURFACE WATERS; UNCERTAINTY ANALYSIS; WATER QUALITY; WATERSHEDS;

BAYESIAN RISKS; CAMPYLOBACTERS; INDICATOR BACTERIA; QMRA; TILE DRAINAGE;

WATER POLLUTION;

DRINKING WATER;

BACTERIUM; BASIN MANAGEMENT; BAYESIAN ANALYSIS; BIOINDICATOR; BIOMONITORING; COLIFORM BACTERIUM; HEALTH RISK; PUBLIC HEALTH; RISK ASSESSMENT; SURFACE WATER; TILE DRAIN; WATER QUALITY; WATERSHED;

AGRICULTURE; ARTICLE; BACTERIAL COLONIZATION; BACTERIAL LOAD; BACTERIAL STRAIN; BAYES THEOREM; CAMPYLOBACTER; CAMPYLOBACTER COLI; CAMPYLOBACTER JEJUNI; CAMPYLOBACTER LARI; CONTROLLED STUDY; ENVIRONMENTAL MONITORING; ESCHERICHIA COLI; FLUID INTAKE; HEALTH HAZARD; HUMAN; MOST PROBABLE NUMBER METHOD; NONHUMAN; PLATE COUNT; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PUBLIC HEALTH; QUANTITATIVE MICROBIAL RISK ASSESSMENT; RISK ASSESSMENT; RISK FACTOR; STATISTICAL MODEL; TILE DRAINAGE WATERSHED; UNCERTAINTY; WATER QUALITY; WATERSHED; WATERSHED MANAGEMENT;

CANADA;

BACTERIA (MICROORGANISMS); CAMPYLOBACTER; CAMPYLOBACTER COLI; CAMPYLOBACTER JEJUNI; CAMPYLOBACTER LARI; ESCHERICHIA COLI;

EID: 84877685601     PISSN: 00431354     EISSN: 18792448     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.watres.2013.02.002     Document Type: Article

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