Freshwater Microbiology Research Programme Report: Pathogen Occurrence and Human Health Risk Assessment Analysis
November 2002, Ref. TR122
Technical report on the outcomes and findings of the Freshwater Microbiological Research Programme. The main aim of this large multi agency programme was to establish a scientifically based framework that allowed robust guidelines to be set for freshwater contact recreation (see the Microbiological Water Quality Guidelines for Marine and Freshwater Recreational Areas).
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Contents:
Executive summary
- Introduction
1.1 Origins of the programme
1.2 Management of the programme
1.3 Overall approach
1.4 Contents of this report - Risk assessment framework
- Hazard identification
- Identification of consequences
- Risk characterisation for human health
5.1 Potential for presence of pathogens
5.2 Potential for health effects
5.3 Environmental factors and land use - Risk management options, recreational waters
- Issues for stock drinking water
7.1 Canadian studies
7.2 New Zealand studies - Issues for potable drinking water
- Discussion
- Conclusions and recommendations
- References
Appendices
- Programme Management Group
- Risk Analysis Working Group
- Main survey analysis
3.1 Site locations and categories
3.2 Site groups
3.3 Spatial variability of analytes over all site groups
3.4 Temporal variability for each analytes over all site groups
3.5 Correlations between analytes over all site groups
3.6 General linear modelling
3.7 Modelling health risks
Glossary
