Health risk assessment for splash parks that use rainwater as source water

Water Research

Volumn 54, Issue , 2014, Pages 254-261

  De Man, H ^a   Bouwknegt, M ^b   van Heijnsbergen, E ^b   Leenen, E J T M ^c   van Knapen, F ^a   de Roda Husman, A M ^a,b  

^a UTRECHT UNIVERSITY   (Netherlands)

^b NATIONAL INSTITUTE FOR PUBLIC HEALTH AND THE ENVIRONMENT   (Netherlands)

^c Grontmij NV   (Netherlands)

Author keywords

Exposure; Fountain; Interactive splash park; QMRA; Rainwater; Risk of infection

Indexed keywords

BACTERIA; FOUNTAINS; HEALTH; HEALTH RISKS; RISK PERCEPTION; WATER CONSERVATION; WATER QUALITY;

CAMPYLOBACTER JEJUNI; EXPOSURE; EXPOSURE DURATIONS; INFECTIOUS DISEASE; LEGIONELLA PNEUMOPHILA; QMRA; QUANTITATIVE MICROBIAL RISK ASSESSMENT; RAINWATER;

RISK ASSESSMENT;

RAIN; WATER;

BACTERIUM; HEALTH RISK; INFECTIOUS DISEASE; PATHOGEN; POLLUTION EXPOSURE; POOL; PUBLIC HEALTH; RAINWATER; RISK ASSESSMENT; RUNOFF; WATER QUALITY;

ADULT; ARTICLE; BACTERIAL TRANSMISSION; CAMPYLOBACTER JEJUNI; CHILD; HEALTH HAZARD; HUMAN; HUMAN ACTIVITIES; INFECTION; INFECTION RISK; INGESTION; INHALATION; LEGIONELLA PNEUMOPHILA; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; NETHERLANDS; NONHUMAN; PATHOGENESIS; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PUBLIC HEALTH; RISK ASSESSMENT; RISK FACTOR; SPLASH PARKS; WATER STANDARD; WATER SUPPLY;

NETHERLANDS;

EXPOSURE; FOUNTAIN; INTERACTIVE SPLASH PARK; QMRA; RAINWATER; RISK OF INFECTION;

CHILD; CHILD, PRESCHOOL; COMMUNICABLE DISEASES; HUMANS; INHALATION EXPOSURE; NETHERLANDS; PUBLIC HEALTH; RAIN; RECREATION; RISK ASSESSMENT; RISK FACTORS; UNCERTAINTY; WATER; WATER MICROBIOLOGY;

EID: 84897654240     PISSN: 00431354     EISSN: 18792448     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.watres.2014.02.010     Document Type: Article

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