Risk management of viral infectious diseases in wastewater reclamation and reuse: Review

Environment International

Volumn 91, Issue , 2016, Pages 220-229

  Sano, Daisuke ^a   Amarasiri, Mohan ^a   Hata, Akihiko ^b   Watanabe, Toru ^c   Katayama, Hiroyuki ^d  

^a HOKKAIDO UNIVERSITY   (Japan)

^b KYOTO UNIVERSITY   (Japan)

^c YAMAGATA UNIVERSITY   (Japan)

^d UNIVERSITY OF TOKYO   (Japan)

Author keywords

Meta analysis; Multiple barrier system; Viral infectious diseases; Virus log10 reduction; Wastewater reclamation; Water reuse

Indexed keywords

BIOLOGICAL WATER TREATMENT; BIOREACTORS; DISEASES; EFFICIENCY; RISK MANAGEMENT; VIRUSES; WASTEWATER TREATMENT; WATER CONSERVATION;

CONVENTIONAL ACTIVATED SLUDGES; INFECTIOUS DISEASE; MEMBRANE BIO REACTOR (MBR); META ANALYSIS; MULTIPLE BARRIER; WASTEWATER RECLAMATION AND REUSE; WASTEWATER TREATMENT PROCESS; WATER REUSE;

WASTEWATER RECLAMATION;

ACTIVATED SLUDGE; BIOREACTOR; INFECTIOUS DISEASE; META-ANALYSIS; RISK ASSESSMENT; VIRAL DISEASE; WASTEWATER;

ACTIVATED SLUDGE; ENTEROVIRUS; ENVIRONMENTAL PLANNING; ENVIRONMENTAL RECLAMATION; HUMAN; MEMBRANE REACTOR; NONHUMAN; NOROVIRUS; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PROGRAM EFFICACY; REVIEW; RISK MANAGEMENT; ROTAVIRUS; SYSTEMATIC REVIEW; VIRUS INFECTION; WASTE COMPONENT REMOVAL; WASTE WATER MANAGEMENT; WASTE WATER RECYCLING; META ANALYSIS; SEWAGE; STANDARDS; UNITED STATES; VIROLOGY; VIRUS DISEASES; WASTE WATER; WATER MANAGEMENT;

ENTEROVIRUS; NOROVIRUS; ROTAVIRUS;

SEWAGE; WASTE WATER;

HUMANS; RISK MANAGEMENT; SEWAGE; UNITED STATES; VIRUS DISEASES; WASTE WATER; WATER PURIFICATION;

EID: 84960464153     PISSN: 01604120     EISSN: 18736750     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.envint.2016.03.001     Document Type: Review

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