Pathogen reduction requirements for direct potable reuse in Antarctica: Evaluating human health risks in small communities

Science of the Total Environment

Volumn 461-462, Issue , 2013, Pages 723-733

  Barker, S Fiona ^a,b   Packer, Michael ^c   Scales, Peter J ^a   Gray, Stephen ^d   Snape, Ian ^c   Hamilton, Andrew J ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF MELBOURNE   (Australia)

^b DEPARTMENT OF PRIMARY INDUSTRIES   (Australia)

^c AUSTRALIAN ANTARCTIC DIVISION   (Australia)

^d VICTORIA UNIVERSITY   (Australia)

Author keywords

Campylobacter; Drinking water; Giardia

Indexed keywords

HEALTH RISKS; POTABLE WATER; PROTOZOA; REGULATORY COMPLIANCE; RISK ASSESSMENT; SEWAGE; WASTEWATER RECLAMATION; WASTEWATER TREATMENT; WATER CONSERVATION;

ADDITIONAL TREATMENT; CAMPYLOBACTERS; GIARDIA; HUMAN HEALTH RISKS; PATHOGEN REDUCTION; QUANTITATIVE MICROBIAL RISK ASSESSMENT (QMRA); REMOTE COMMUNITIES; SAFE DRINKING WATER;

PATHOGENS;

BACTERIUM; DRINKING WATER; HEALTH IMPACT; HEALTH RISK; PARASITE; PATHOGEN; WATER QUALITY;

ANTARCTICA; ARTICLE; CAMPYLOBACTER; CONCENTRATION (PARAMETERS); CONTROLLED STUDY; ENERGY CONSERVATION; GIARDIA; HEALTH HAZARD; INFECTION RISK; NONHUMAN; NOROVIRUS; PATHOGEN LOAD; PRIORITY JOURNAL; QUALITATIVE ANALYSIS; RISK ASSESSMENT; RISK FACTOR; SEWAGE TREATMENT; WASTE WATER RECYCLING; WATER STRESS; WATER SUPPLY;

ANTARCTICA;

CAMPYLOBACTER; GIARDIA; NOROVIRUS;

EID: 84879235290     PISSN: 00489697     EISSN: 18791026     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.scitotenv.2013.05.059     Document Type: Article

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