Microbial Risk Assessment of Bioaerosols in Wastewater Treatment Plants
A special issue of Water (ISSN 2073-4441). This special issue belongs to the section "Water and One Health".
Deadline for manuscript submissions: closed (30 October 2023) | Viewed by 1195
Special Issue Editors
Interests: bioaerosol; bioaerosol sensor; airborne microorganisms and biological particles; bio-fluorophore particles; laser induced fluorescence; microbiological contamination in environments; assessment and methodology; public and human health; quantitative microbial risk assessment
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Interests: emission characteristics and formation mechanism of microbial aerosols in sewage treatment process; aerosol diffusion model; exposure risk assessment
Special Issue Information
Dear Colleagues,
Air aeration and mechanical agitation operations are the most important approaches to biological treatment in wastewater treatment plants (WWTPs). However, they produce numerous bioaerosols that harbor pathogens. These bioaerosols are mainly ingested through the pharynx or nares and can cause a range of adverse health effects, such as sewage worker's syndrome. Therefore, bioaerosol risk characteristics and measures to reduce their risk in WWTPs have attracted increasing attention.
Microbial risk assessment is a framework intended for the quantitative estimation of health risks in occupational exposure scenarios. It is carried out as follows: (i) hazard identification, (ii) exposure assessment, (iii) dose–response assessment, and (iv) risk characterization.
The Special Issue is now open for submissions. The findings presented in this Special Issue could contribute toward the establishment of mitigation measures and control strategies for the management of public health risks from the exposure to bioaerosols in local utilities.
Dr. Cheng Yan
Dr. Yanjie Wang
Guest Editors
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Keywords
- bioaerosols
- health risk
- wastewater treatment plant
- exposure assessment
- dose–response model
- risk characterization
- risk assessment