Human health risk implications of multiple sources of faecal indicator bacteria in a recreational waterbody

Water Research

Volumn 66, Issue , 2014, Pages 254-264

  Soller, Jeffrey A ^a   Schoen, Mary E ^a   Varghese, Arun ^b   Ichida, Audrey M ^b   Boehm, Alexandria B ^c   Eftim, Sorina ^b   Ashbolt, Nicholas J ^d,e   Ravenscroft, John E ^d  

^a Soller Environmental   (United States)

^b ICF INTERNATIONAL   (United States)

^c Stanford University   (United States)

^d U S ENVIRONMENTAL PROTECTION AGENCY   (United States)

^e UNIVERSITY OF ALBERTA   (Canada)

Author keywords

Faecal contamination; Microbial source apportionment; Quantitative microbial risk assessment; Recreational water

Indexed keywords

ANIMALS; BACTERIA; BENCHMARKING; HEALTH; HEALTH RISKS; MIXTURES; RISK ASSESSMENT; RISK PERCEPTION; WATER QUALITY;

EPIDEMIOLOGICAL STUDIES; FAECAL CONTAMINATION; FAECAL INDICATOR BACTERIA; MICROBIAL SOURCES; QUANTITATIVE MICROBIAL RISK ASSESSMENT; RECREATIONAL WATER; RECREATIONAL WATER QUALITY; WATER QUALITY CRITERIA;

WATER POLLUTION;

RECREATIONAL WATER; UNCLASSIFIED DRUG; WATER; WATER POLLUTANT;

ANTHROPOGENIC SOURCE; BACTERIUM; FECES; HEALTH RISK; POLLUTANT SOURCE; POLLUTION EXPOSURE; POPULATION DENSITY; PUBLIC HEALTH; RECREATIONAL FACILITY; WATER POLLUTION;

ARTICLE; CAMPYLOBACTER JEJUNI; CHICKEN MANURE; CRYPTOSPORIDIUM; ENTEROCOCCUS; ESCHERICHIA COLI; FAECAL INDICATOR BACTERIA; GIARDIA LAMBLIA; HEALTH HAZARD; HUMAN; MANURE; MONTE CARLO METHOD; NOROVIRUS; PATHOGENESIS; PIG MANURE; RISK ASSESSMENT; SALMONELLA ENTERICA; WATER CONTAMINATION; WATER POLLUTION INDICATOR; WATER QUALITY; WATER STANDARD; ANALYSIS; ANIMAL; BACTERIUM; ENVIRONMENTAL MONITORING; ESCHERICHIA COLI O157; FECES; GASTROINTESTINAL DISEASE; MICROBIOLOGY; PIG; PROBABILITY; UNITED STATES; WATER POLLUTANT; WATER POLLUTION; WATER SUPPLY;

ANIMALS; BACTERIA; ENTEROCOCCUS; ENVIRONMENTAL MONITORING; ESCHERICHIA COLI O157; FECES; GASTROINTESTINAL DISEASES; HUMANS; PROBABILITY; RISK ASSESSMENT; SWINE; UNITED STATES; WATER MICROBIOLOGY; WATER POLLUTANTS; WATER POLLUTION; WATER QUALITY; WATER SUPPLY;

EID: 84907868497     PISSN: 00431354     EISSN: 18792448     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.watres.2014.08.026     Document Type: Article

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