EVALUATION OF THE CALIFORNIA WASTE-WATER RECLAMATION CRITERIA USING ENTERIC VIRUS MONITORING DATA

被引:80
作者
ASANO, T
LEONG, LYC
RIGBY, MG
SAKAJI, RH
机构
[1] UNIV CALIF DAVIS,DEPT CIVIL ENGN,DAVIS,CA 95616
[2] JAMES M MONTGOMERY CONSULTING ENGINEERS INC,PASADENA,CA 91109
[3] ORANGE CTY WATER DIST,FOUNTAIN VALLEY,CA 92728
[4] CALIF DEPT HLTH SERV,OFF DRINKING WATER,BERKELEY,CA 94704
关键词
WASTE-WATER; RECLAMATION; REUSE; RECYCLE; CRITERIA; WATER QUALITY; REGULATIONS; VIRUSES; TREATMENT; RISK ASSESSMENT;
D O I
10.2166/wst.1992.0595
中图分类号
X [环境科学、安全科学];
学科分类号
08 ; 0830 ;
摘要
The State of California's Wastewater Reclamation Criteria is under review and will be revised and expanded to include several new regulations on the use of reclaimed municipal wastewater. To provide a scientific basis for the evaluation of the existing and proposed Criteria, enteric virus monitoring data from secondary and tertiary effluents were evaluated. These virus data were obtained from special studies and monitoring reports, covering the period from 1975 to 1989, including ten municipal wastewater treatment facilities in California. Based on the enteric virus data from these reports, and using the current Criteria as a guide, four exposure scenarios were developed to determine the risk of waterborne enteric virus infection to humans as a consequence of wastewater reclamation and reuse. The exposure assessments included food crop irrigation, landscape irrigation for golf courses, recreational impoundments, and groundwater recharge. The virus enumeration and the resulting risk assessments described in this paper provide a comparative basis for addressing the treatment and fate of enteric viruses in wastewater reclamation and reuse. The analyses show that annual risk of infection from exposure to chlorinated tertiary effluent containing 1 viral unit/100 L in recreational activities such as swimming or golfing is in the range of 10(-2) to 10(-7), while exposures resulting from food-crop irrigation or groundwater recharge with reclaimed municipal wastewater is in the range of 10(-6) to 10(-11). The risk analyses are also used to demonstrate that the probability of infection can be further mitigated by controlling exposure to reclaimed wastewater in the use area.
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页码:1513 / 1524
页数:12
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