Fundamentals of Wastewater-Based Epidemiology - Biomonitoring of Bacteria, Protozoa, Covid-19, and Other Viruses

Wastewater-based epidemiology is an emerging science that has proven to be a cost- and time-effective biomonitoring tool. This book provides a roadmap to detecting wastewater-borne pathogenic contaminants such as viruses, bacteria, fungi and others.

List of contents

PART 1 Setting the Stage Chapter 1 And What’s in the Pipes Will Tell Chapter 2 Fundamental Epidemiology PART 2 Statistical Methods Chapter 3 Statistics and Biostatistics Review Chapter 4 Basic Concepts Chapter 5 Distribution Chapter 6 Sampling—Measurement Variables Chapter 7 Frequency Measures: Incidence, Prevalence, and Mortality Rates Chapter 8 Measures of Association and Public Health Impact PART 3 Wastewater Chapter 9 The Science of Wastewater Chapter 10 Wastewater Spawned Infectious Disease PART 4 Wastewater-Based Epidemiology Chapter 11 Fundamentals of Biomonitoring, Monitoring, Sampling, and Testing Chapter 12 Wastewater Bacteria Sampling, Testing, and Analysis Chapter 13 Wastewater Protozoa Sampling, Testing, and Analysis Chapter 14 Wastewater Virus Sampling, Testing, and Analysis

About the author

Frank R. Spellman is a retired assistant professor of Environmental Health at Old Dominion University, Norfolk, Va. and author of over 60 books. Spellman has been cited in more than 400 publications; serves as a professional expert witness; incident/accident investigator for the U.S. Department of Justice and a private law firm; and consults on Homeland Security vulnerability assessments (VAs) for critical infrastructure including water/wastewater facilities nationwide. Dr. Spellman lectures on sewage treatment, water treatment and homeland security and health and safety topics throughout the country and teaches water/wastewater operator short courses at Virginia Tech (Blacksburg, VA). He holds a BA in public Administration; BS in Business Management; MBA; Master of Science, MS, in Environmental Engineering and PhD Environmental Engineering.

Summary

Wastewater-based epidemiology is an emerging science that has proven to be a cost- and time-effective biomonitoring tool. This book provides a roadmap to detecting wastewater-borne pathogenic contaminants such as viruses, bacteria, fungi and others.

Product details

• Authors: Frank R Spellman, Frank R. Spellman, Frank R. (Spellman Environmental Consult Spellman, Spellman Frank R.
• Publisher: Taylor & Francis Ltd.
• Languages: English
• Product format: Hardback
• Released: 31.05.2021
• EAN: 9780367758066
• ISBN: 978-0-367-75806-6
• No. of pages: 320
• Subjects: Natural sciences, medicine, IT, technology > Technology > Miscellaneous; Social sciences, law, business > Business > Individual industrial sectors, branches; Epidemiology & medical statistics, TECHNOLOGY & ENGINEERING / Environmental / Water Supply, TECHNOLOGY & ENGINEERING / Environmental / Waste Management, SCIENCE / Life Sciences / Microbiology, MEDICAL / Epidemiology, TECHNOLOGY & ENGINEERING / Environmental / General, Environmental factors, Hydrology & the hydrosphere, Water supply & treatment, Environmental Monitoring, Hydrology and the hydrosphere, Epidemiology and Medical statistics, Water industries, Water supply and treatment