Reevaluation of health risk benchmark for sustainable water practice through risk analysis of rooftop-harvested rainwater

Water Research

Volumn 47, Issue 20, 2013, Pages 7273-7286

  Lim, Keah Ying ^a   Jiang, Sunny C ^a  

^a Irvine   (United States)

Author keywords

Health risk benchmark; QMRA; Rain harvesting; Relative risk analysis; Sustainable water practice

Indexed keywords

CROPS; FRUITS; HARVESTING; HEALTH; HEALTH RISKS; IRRIGATION; POTABLE WATER; RISK ANALYSIS; RISK PERCEPTION; WASTEWATER RECLAMATION; WASTEWATER TREATMENT; WATER CONSERVATION;

PATHOGEN INACTIVATION; QMRA; QUANTITATIVE MICROBIAL RISK ASSESSMENT (QMRA); RAIN WATER HARVESTING; RECLAIMED WASTEWATER; RELATIVE RISKS; SUSTAINABLE WATER; THREE ORDERS OF MAGNITUDE;

RISK ASSESSMENT;

DRINKING WATER; RAIN;

DRINKING WATER; FRUIT; GUIDELINE; HEALTH RISK; HOME GARDEN; IRRIGATION; LEAFY VEGETABLE; MICROBIAL ACTIVITY; PATHOGEN; QUANTITATIVE ANALYSIS; RAINWATER; REGULATORY FRAMEWORK; RISK ASSESSMENT; SEWAGE TREATMENT; SUSTAINABILITY; WASTEWATER; WATER PLANNING; WATER USE;

ARTICLE; CUCUMBER; FOOD CROP; HEALTH HAZARD; HOUSEHOLD; HUMAN; INFECTION RISK; IRRIGATION (AGRICULTURE); LETTUCE; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RISK ASSESSMENT; RISK FACTOR; TOMATO; UNITED STATES; WASTE WATER;

UNITED STATES;

CUCUMIS SATIVUS; LACTUCA; LYCOPERSICON ESCULENTUM;

HEALTH RISK BENCHMARK; QMRA; RAIN HARVESTING; RELATIVE RISK ANALYSIS; SUSTAINABLE WATER PRACTICE;

AGRICULTURAL IRRIGATION; CUCUMIS SATIVUS; DRINKING WATER; FOOD CONTAMINATION; HUMANS; INFECTION; LETTUCE; LYCOPERSICON ESCULENTUM; MODELS, THEORETICAL; RAIN; RISK ASSESSMENT; UNITED STATES; WATER; WATER MICROBIOLOGY;

EID: 84895758469     PISSN: 00431354     EISSN: 18792448     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.watres.2013.09.059     Document Type: Article

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