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  • Public Health
  • Water Treatment

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  • Growing interest in water recycling for potable reuse necessitates understanding associated microbial risks.
  • Focus on high-level treatment systems and de facto reuse scenarios with wastewater effluent.

Purpose of the Study:

  • To review human health studies on microbial risks in potable water reuse.
  • To evaluate epidemiology studies and quantitative microbial risk assessments (QMRA).

Main Methods:

  • Literature review of human health studies related to potable reuse.
  • Analysis of quantitative microbial risk assessments (QMRA) for planned and unplanned reuse.

Main Results:

  • Few health-based studies exist; QMRA results for planned potable reuse vary significantly.
  • Planned potable reuse risks may be lower than de facto reuse.
  • Need for consistent QMRA parameters and transparent assumptions.

Conclusions:

  • Careful consideration of water treatment trains is essential for all potable reuse scenarios.
  • More data on virus levels and treatment reductions are needed from full-scale facilities.