Model for Estimating Acute Health Impacts from Consumption of Contaminated Drinking Water
Citation:
MURRAY, R., J. Uber, AND R. J. JANKE. Model for Estimating Acute Health Impacts from Consumption of Contaminated Drinking Water. JOURNAL OF WATER RESOURCES PLANNING AND MANAGEMENT. American Society of Civil Engineers (ASCE), Reston, VA, 132(4):293-299, (2006).
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Description:
This journal article discusses disease transmission models used to predict the spread of disease over time through susceptible, infected and recoverred populations, commonly used to design public intervention strategies. Amodified disease model is linked to flow and transport models for water distribution systems in order to predict health risks associated with the use of contaminated water. The proposed framework provides information about the spatial and temporal distribution of health risks in distribution systems and is useful for understanding the vulnerabilities of drinking water systems to contamination events, as well as for designing public health and water utility strategies for reducing risk.
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MODEL FOR ESTIMATING ACUTE HEALTH IMPACTS FROM CONSUMPTION OF CONTAMINATED DRINKING WATER