Journal
JOURNAL OF WATER AND HEALTH
Volume 14, Issue 4, Pages 571-589Publisher
IWA PUBLISHING
DOI: 10.2166/wh.2016.262
Keywords
drinking water; pathogens; quantitative microbial risk assessment (QMRA); risk management
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- Alberta Environment and Sustainable Resource Development (now Environment and Parks, Alberta Government) [140199]
- Alberta Innovates - Health Solutions
- Alberta Innovates [201300490] Funding Source: researchfish
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Quantitative microbial risk assessment (QMRA), the assessment of microbial risks when model inputs and estimated health impacts are explicitly quantified, is a valuable tool to support water safety plans (WSP). In this paper, research studies undertaken on the application of QMRA in drinking water systems were reviewed, highlighting their relevance for WSP. The important elements for practical implementation include: the data requirements to achieve sufficient certainty to support decision-making; level of expertise necessary to undertake the required analysis; and the accessibility of tools to support wider implementation, hence these aspects were the focus of the review. Recommendations to support the continued and growing application of QMRA to support risk management in the water sector are provided.
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