Risk in the mist? Deriving data to quantify microbial health risks associated with aerosol generation by water-efficient devices during typical domestic water-using activities

Water Science and Technology

Volumn 60, Issue 11, 2009, Pages 2913-2920

  O'Toole, J ^a   Keywood, M ^b   Sinclair, M ^a   Leder, K ^a  

^a MONASH UNIVERSITY   (Australia)

^b CSIRO   (Australia)

Author keywords

Aerosols; Atomisation; Droplet transport; Health risk assessment; Showering; Water efficient devices

Indexed keywords

ATMOSPHERIC AEROSOLS; ATMOSPHERIC MOVEMENTS; ATOMIZATION; DROP FORMATION; HEALTH; JETS; LAWS AND LEGISLATION; PARTICLE SIZE; RISK ASSESSMENT; RISK MANAGEMENT;

AEROSOL GENERATION; ATOMISATION; BREATHING ZONES; DATA GAP; DOMESTIC ACTIVITY; DOMESTIC WATER; DROPLET TRANSPORT; FUTURE RESEARCH DIRECTIONS; HIGH PRESSURE; METHODOLOGICAL ASPECTS; PARTICLE DIAMETERS; PARTICLE GENERATION; PARTICLE MASS; PARTICLE MEASUREMENT; REMOVAL PROCESS; SHOWERHEAD; TOILET FLUSHING; TOTAL MASS; WATER REGULATION;

HEALTH RISKS;

WATER;

AEROSOL; BENCHMARKING; DROPLET; FUTURE PROSPECT; HEALTH RISK; HIGH PRESSURE; INSTRUMENTATION; RISK ASSESSMENT; SIZE DISTRIBUTION; SPRAY; VOLUME; WASTE DISPOSAL;

AEROSOL; AIRBORNE INFECTION; BACTERIAL TRANSMISSION; CONFERENCE PAPER; DEVICE; ENVIRONMENTAL EXPOSURE; HEALTH HAZARD; HOUSEHOLD; PARTICLE SIZE; RISK ASSESSMENT; WATER MANAGEMENT;

EID: 84988268697     PISSN: 02731223     EISSN: None     Source Type: Book Series    
DOI: 10.2166/wst.2009.722     Document Type: Article

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