Journal article
Effects of effluent disinfection on risks of viral disease transmission via recreational water exposure
Journal - Water Pollution Control Federation, Vol.55(8), pp.1111-1114
01 Jan 1983
Abstract
Using available data, the authors estimate the effect of wastewater disinfection on the incidence of viral disease among swimmers using contaminated watercourses. As an example, it is calculated that up to 2700 additional cases per year would result within the state of Illinois if disinfection is eliminated for discharges greater than 32 km upstream of a recreational location. This number, although not zero, is sufficiently low on a statewide basis to render its detection from examination of disease records extremely difficult. The risk estimate seems to be most sensitive to the in-stream viral decay rate, the geographic distribution of swimmers relative to dischargers, and the probability that ingestion of an organism will lead to disease.
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- Title
- Effects of effluent disinfection on risks of viral disease transmission via recreational water exposure
- Creators
- C Haas
- Publication Details
- Journal - Water Pollution Control Federation, Vol.55(8), pp.1111-1114
- Resource Type
- Journal article
- Language
- English
- Academic Unit
- Civil, Architectural, and Environmental Engineering
- Identifiers
- 991019189177304721