Evaluation of Health Effects Associated with the Application of Wastewater to Land.

摘要

A preliminary environmental monitoring survey has been conducted at a spray irrigation site located in Pleasanton, California. This site was selected following a review of sites within the United States which utilize spray irrigation for disposal of secondarily treated municipal wastewater. This interim report contains the results of monitoring the effluent wastewater for inorganic chemical parameters, bacteria and viruses. Data are also given for the quantities and types of bacteria and viruses present in ambient air around the spray site. Meteorological data are presented along with this information. Methods for collection, storage and analysis of effluents and aerosols for different parameters have been evaluated during the field survey.