Health risks due to intrusion into the drinking water distribution network: hydraulic modelling and quantitative microbial risk assessment
Michael Odhiambo, Victor Viñas, Ekaterina Sokolova, Thomas J. R. Pettersson
Abstract
This work provides a valuable application of the QMRA framework in a real distribution network, using available data from the water supplier and validated with other readily available sources.
Topics & Concepts
Environmental scienceIntrusionRisk assessmentHealth riskDistribution (mathematics)Health risk assessmentWater resource managementRisk analysis (engineering)Environmental healthComputer scienceBusinessGeologyMedicineMathematicsComputer securityMathematical analysisGeochemistryWater Systems and OptimizationWater Treatment and DisinfectionFecal contamination and water quality