Effect of drinking water source on associations between gastrointestinal illness and heavy rainfall in New Jersey.

Gastrointestinal illness (GI) has been associated with heavy rainfall. Storm events and periods of heavy rainfall and runoff can result in increased microbiological contaminants in raw water. Surface water supplies are open to the environment and runoff can directly influence the presence of contami...

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Main Authors: Jessie A Gleason, Jerald A Fagliano
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Public Library of Science (PLoS) 2017-01-01
Series:PLoS ONE
Online Access:http://europepmc.org/articles/PMC5345866?pdf=render