Using a Conceptual Framework for Assessing Risks to Health From Microbes in Drinking Water

The US global to reduce health risks from environmental exposures off all kinds has resulted in the need to assess the risks from exposure to microbes in drinking water. One way of doing this is to define and use a risk-based conceptual framework and strategy, which involves systematically indentifying, analyzing, quantifying, and characterizing thes microbial risks; comparing them with the risks from chemicals, especially disinfectants and their by-products; and then defining and implementation a risk management plan that presents the lowest risk to the consumer

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