Pathogens in drinking water: Are there any new ones
Since 1976 three newly recognized human pathogens have become familiar to the drinking water industry as waterborne disease agents. These are: the legionnaires disease agent, Legionella pneumophila and related species; and two protozoan pathogens, Giardia lamblia and Cryptosporidium parvum, both of which form highly disinfectant resistant cysts that are shed in the feces of infected individuals. The question frequently arises - are there other emerging waterborne pathogens that may pose a human health problem that the drinking water industry will have to deal with. The paper will review the current state of knowledge of the occurrence and incidence of pathogens and opportunistic pathogens other than Legionella, Giardia and Cryptosporidium in treated and untreated drinking water. Bacterial agents that will be reviewed include Aeromonas, Pseudomonas, Campylobacter, Mycobacterium, Yersinia and Plesiomonas. Aspects of detection of these agents including detection methods and feasibility of monitoring will be addressed.
- Research Organization:
- Environmental Protection Agency, Cincinnati, OH (United States). Risk Reduction Engineering Lab.
- OSTI ID:
- 6918503
- Report Number(s):
- PB-93-156081/XAB; EPA--600/A-93/022
- Country of Publication:
- United States
- Language:
- English
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ABSTRACTS
AEROMONAS
AQUATIC ECOSYSTEMS
BACTERIA
BIOLOGICAL MATERIALS
BIOLOGICAL WASTES
CYSTS
DETECTION
DOCUMENT TYPES
DRINKING WATER
ECOSYSTEMS
ENVIRONMENTAL POLICY
ENVIRONMENTAL QUALITY
FEASIBILITY STUDIES
FECES
GOVERNMENT POLICIES
HYDROGEN COMPOUNDS
INDUSTRY
LEADING ABSTRACT
LEGIONELLA PNEUMOPHILA
MATERIALS
MICROORGANISMS
MONITORING
MYCOBACTERIUM
OXYGEN COMPOUNDS
PARASITES
PATHOGENS
PATHOLOGICAL CHANGES
POLLUTION
PSEUDOMONAS
PUBLIC HEALTH
REVIEWS
SAMPLING
VIRUSES
WASTES
WATER
WATER POLLUTION
WATER QUALITY
WATER TREATMENT