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Faecal contaminatio...
Abstract
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- The faecal contamination of greywater in a local treatment system at Vibyasen, north of Stockholm, Sweden was quantified using faecal indicator bacteria and chemical biomarkers. Bacterial indicator densities overestimated the faecal load by 100-1000-fold when compared to chemical biomarkers. Based on measured levels of coprostanol, the faecal load was estimated to be 0.04 g person(-1) day(-1). Prevalence of pathogens in the population and the faccal load were used to form the basis of a screening-level quantitative microbial risk assessment (QMRA) that was undertaken for rotavirus, Salmonella typhimurium, Campylobacter jejuni, Giardia lamblia and Cryptosporidium parvum. The different exposure scenarios simulated-direct contact, irrigation of sport fields and groundwater recharge-gave unacceptably high rotavirus risks (0.04
Ämnesord
- TEKNIK OCH TEKNOLOGIER -- Samhällsbyggnadsteknik -- Vattenteknik (hsv//swe)
- ENGINEERING AND TECHNOLOGY -- Civil Engineering -- Water Engineering (hsv//eng)
Nyckelord
- greywater
- risk assessment
- bacterial indicators
- coprostanol
- cholesterol
- enteric pathogens
- Water engineering
- Vattenteknik
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- ref (ämneskategori)
- art (ämneskategori)
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