Using QMRA-based regulation as a water quality management tool in the water security challenge: Experience from the netherlands and australia

Water Research

Volumn 47, Issue 20, 2013, Pages 7315-7326

  Bichai, Françoise ^a   Smeets, Patrick W M H ^b  

^a HARVARD UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^b KWR WATERCYCLE RESEARCH INSTITUTE   (Netherlands)

Author keywords

Drinking water safety; Public health; QMRA; Regulation; Water recycling; Water security

Indexed keywords

DECISION MAKING; HEALTH RISKS; POTABLE WATER; PUBLIC HEALTH; QUALITY MANAGEMENT; RISK ASSESSMENT; SAFETY ENGINEERING; WASTEWATER RECLAMATION; WATER CONSERVATION; WATER MANAGEMENT; WATER QUALITY; WATER SUPPLY;

'CURRENT; AUSTRALIA; DRINKING WATER SAFETY; NETHERLANDS; QUANTITATIVE MICROBIAL RISK ASSESSMENT; REGULATION; SECURITY CHALLENGES; WATER QUALITY MANAGEMENT; WATER SAFETY; WATER SECURITY;

WATER RECYCLING;

DRINKING WATER; STORM WATER;

ASSESSMENT METHOD; DRINKING WATER; ENVIRONMENTAL MONITORING; POLICY MAKING; POLLUTION EFFECT; PUBLIC HEALTH; RECYCLING; SECURITY; WASTEWATER; WATER MANAGEMENT; WATER QUALITY;

ARTICLE; AUSTRALIA; DECISION MAKING; NETHERLANDS; PRIORITY JOURNAL; QUANTITATIVE MICROBIAL RISK ASSESSMENT; RETROSPECTIVE STUDY; RISK ASSESSMENT; SAFETY; SCIENTIST; WASTE WATER RECYCLING; WATER CONTAMINATION; WATER QUALITY; WATER SAFETY; WATER SUPPLY;

AUSTRALIA; NETHERLANDS;

DRINKING WATER SAFETY; PUBLIC HEALTH; QMRA; REGULATION; WATER RECYCLING; WATER SECURITY;

AUSTRALIA; DECISION MAKING; NETHERLANDS; WATER MICROBIOLOGY; WATER QUALITY; WATER SUPPLY;

EID: 84897096243     PISSN: 00431354     EISSN: 18792448     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.watres.2013.09.062     Document Type: Article

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