Quantification of human norovirus GII, human adenovirus, and fecal indicator organisms in wastewater used for irrigation in Accra, Ghana

Journal of Water and Health

Volumn 11, Issue 3, 2013, Pages 473-488

  Silverman, Andrea I ^a   Nelson, Kara L ^a   Akrong, Mark O ^b   Amoah, Philip ^c   Drechsel, Pay ^c  

^a Berkeley   (United States)

^b CSIR WATER RESEARCH INSTITUTE   (Ghana)

^c INTERNATIONAL WATER MANAGEMENT INSTITUTE   (Ghana)

Author keywords

Enteric viruses; Human specific bacteroidales; QMRA; Wastewater irrigation; WHO guidelines

Indexed keywords

LAKE WATER;

ANTHROPOGENIC SOURCE; BACTERIUM; BIOINDICATOR; FECES; GUIDELINE; IRRIGATION; RECYCLING; RISK ASSESSMENT; VIRUS; WASTEWATER; WATER TREATMENT; WORLD HEALTH ORGANIZATION;

AGRICULTURE; ARTICLE; BACTEROIDALES; COLIPHAGE; CONCENTRATION (PARAMETERS); CONTAMINATION; CONTROLLED STUDY; DRAIN; ENTEROCOCCUS; ESCHERICHIA COLI; GHANA; HUMAN ADENOVIRUS; INDICATOR ORGANISM; IRRIGATION (AGRICULTURE); NONHUMAN; NOROVIRUS; QUANTITATIVE MICROBIAL RISK ASSESSMENT; RISK ASSESSMENT; WASTE WATER; WASTE WATER MANAGEMENT;

ADENOVIRUSES, HUMAN; AGRICULTURAL IRRIGATION; BACTERIA; COLONY COUNT, MICROBIAL; ENVIRONMENTAL MONITORING; FECES; GHANA; GUIDELINES AS TOPIC; HUMANS; NOROVIRUS; REAL-TIME POLYMERASE CHAIN REACTION; RISK ASSESSMENT; WASTE WATER; WATER MICROBIOLOGY; WORLD HEALTH ORGANIZATION;

ACCRA; GHANA; GREATER ACCRA;

EID: 84884382031     PISSN: 14778920     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.2166/wh.2013.025     Document Type: Article

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