Advice to risk assessors modeling viral health risk associated with household graywater

Risk Analysis

Volumn 34, Issue 5, 2014, Pages 797-802

  O'Toole, Joanne ^a   Sinclair, M ^a   Fiona Barker, S ^b   Leder, Karin ^a  

^a MONASH UNIVERSITY   (Australia)

^b UNIVERSITY OF MELBOURNE   (Australia)

Author keywords

Enteric viruses; Fecal indicator pathogen ratio; Household graywater; Quantitative microbial risk assessment

Indexed keywords

ESCHERICHIA COLI; HEALTH RISKS; INPUT OUTPUT PROGRAMS; RISK ASSESSMENT; VIRUSES;

ENTERIC VIRUS; FECAL INDICATORS; GRAYWATER; MICROBIAL CONTAMINANT; MULTI-DISCIPLINARY TEAMS; QUANTITATIVE MICROBIAL RISK ASSESSMENT; QUANTITATIVE MICROBIAL RISK ASSESSMENT (QMRA); VIRUS CONCENTRATION;

WATER POLLUTION;

DOMESTIC WASTE; FECAL COLIFORM; FECAL PELLET; HEALTH RISK; PATHOGEN; QUANTITATIVE ANALYSIS; RISK ASSESSMENT; VIRUS; WASTEWATER;

ESCHERICHIA COLI;

ENVIRONMENTAL EXPOSURE; HUMAN; RISK ASSESSMENT; THEORETICAL MODEL; VIRUS DISEASES; WATER SUPPLY;

ENVIRONMENTAL EXPOSURE; HUMANS; MODELS, THEORETICAL; RISK ASSESSMENT; VIRUS DISEASES; WATER SUPPLY;

EID: 84900535949     PISSN: 02724332     EISSN: 15396924     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/risa.12142     Document Type: Article

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