Journal article
Contamination of Groundwater Systems in the US and Canada by Enteric Pathogens, 1990–2013: A Review and Pooled-Analysis
Abstract
BACKGROUND: Up to 150 million North Americans currently use a groundwater system as their principal drinking water source. These systems are a potential source of exposure to enteric pathogens, contributing to the burden of waterborne disease. Waterborne disease outbreaks have been associated with US and Canadian groundwater systems over the past two decades. However, to date, this literature has not been reviewed in a comprehensive manner.
Authors
Hynds PD; Thomas MK; Pintar KDM
Journal
PLOS ONE, Vol. 9, No. 5,
Publisher
Public Library of Science (PLoS)
DOI
10.1371/journal.pone.0093301
ISSN
1932-6203