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Quantitative Microbial Risk Assessment Tutorial: HSPF Setup, Application, and Calibration of Flows and Microbial Fate and Transport on an Example Watershed
Citation:
Kim, K., G. Whelan, K. Wolfe, R. Parmar, M. Galvin, M. Molina, AND R. Zepp. Quantitative Microbial Risk Assessment Tutorial: HSPF Setup, Application, and Calibration of Flows and Microbial Fate and Transport on an Example Watershed. U.S. EPA Office of Research and Development, Washington, DC, EPA/600/B-17/429, 2017.
Impact/Purpose:
This tutorial combines several shorter tutorials and applies them to a complete watershed basin, from source to receptor. Prior to implementation, it is recommended that users become familiar with earlier boutique tutorials since many questions may be answered more concisely by them.
Description:
A Quantitative Microbial Risk Assessment (QMRA) infrastructure that automates the manual process of characterizing transport of pathogens and microorganisms, from the source of release to a point of exposure, has been developed by loosely configuring a set of modules and process-based models. Tutorials describe functionality of a QMRA software infrastructure, guide users through software use and assessment options, and provide step-by-step instructions for implementing a mixed-use, watershed-based QMRA. The tutorials are applications to portions of watersheds which provide short descriptions and discussions that allow users to easily move through the QMRA assessment process without having to implement all of the steps.