Establishing Australian Health Based Targets For Microbial Water Quality [ 2010 - 2012 ]

Research Grant

Researchers: Prof Karin Leder (Principal investigator) ,  A/Pr Christopher Stevenson ,  Dr Martha Sinclair

Brief description It is of great public health importance to ensure that our drinking water supplies are safe. This is true both for conventional drinking water supplies and for supplies derived from alternative water sources, including water derived from recycled sewage. National guidelines exist for management of drinking water and recycled water supplies, but currently there are no targets for determining whether water has an acceptably low level of infectious agents. This project involves a number of steps to develop national consensus on health targets for microbial water quality

Funding Amount $AUD 174,799.16

Funding Scheme NHMRC Partnerships

Notes Partnership Project for Better Health