Quantitative microbial risk assessment for waterborne pathogens in a wastewater treatment plant and its receiving surface water body

Abstract Background Access to safe water for drinking and domestic activities remains a challenge in emerging economies like South Africa, forcing resource-limited communities to use microbiologically polluted river water for personal and household purposes, posing a public health risk. This study q...

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Main Authors: Joshua Mbanga, Akebe Luther King Abia, Daniel Gyamfi Amoako, Sabiha. Y. Essack
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: BMC 2020-11-01
Series:BMC Microbiology
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Online Access:http://link.springer.com/article/10.1186/s12866-020-02036-7