Quantitative Microbial Risk Assessment Case Study-Yamuna River In the International Perspectives on Quantitative Microbial Risk Assessment-III At IIPH Hyderabad India Friday, 27.03.2015 Team Members: Neethu Puthumadathil Hima Wani Nikita Chadha Dr. Vanisree Shailender Kumar
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Quantitative Microbial Risk Assessment
Case Study-Yamuna River
In the International Perspectives on Quantitative Microbial Risk Assessment-III At IIPH Hyderabad
IndiaFriday, 27.03.2015
Team Members:Neethu Puthumadathil
Hima WaniNikita ChadhaDr. Vanisree
Shailender Kumar
Introduction
• River Yamuna, with a total length of around 1370 km is the largest tributary of the Ganges.
• Its source is at Yamunotri in the Uttarakhand Himalaya regions.
• It used to be a clear blue river but since the past few decades it has turned into one of the most polluted river in the world, especially Delhi, which dumps about 57% of its waste into the river (Central Pollution Control Board, 2005)
Representation of the SCenario
Problem Statement:
To estimate bacterial risks of infection annually for villagers of village “DD” using all
possible combinations of given activities in a year.
Objectives :
•Assessment of risk with respect to “de minimus” or more substantial
• Groups of people at most risk and activities associated.
• Rank exposure in decreasing order of their annual risks of infection and risk
management approaches for minimizing these exposure risks.
• To assess reduction in fecal coliforms in order to meet the USEPA allowable
annual risks of microbial infection guideline for recreational water contact.
• To check uncertainties in analysis.
Hazard • Identified biological hazard Shigella spp. and
Vibrio. Spp.• Characteristics
• Gram-negative bacteria with a curved-rod shape (comma shape)
• It is anaerobic type of microorganism found in saltwater, and do not form spores.
• cause serious intestinal diseases, including bacillary dysentery
Shigella spp.
Source: Guidelines for Drinking Water, WHO (2011)
EXPOSURE PARAMETER
SourceRoute of exposure
Exposure mediaFrequency of exposure
DurationExposed Populations
Scene 1Stream AA
Fecal – Oral Route
Drinking water 365 days
Adults, Children, Pregnant women
Scene 2Stream AA
Fecal – Oral Route
Drinking water32 times
(4 months)
45 mins
(for 1 event)
Adults and Children
DOSE RESPONSE
FC in stream AA
Pathogen to FC ratio
Number of Pathogens Concentration
Ingestion(per event)
MPN/100 ml MPN/100 ml MPN/100 ml MPN/ml 1.50E+07 Shigella Children 5.49E-07 8.24E+00 0.08235 37Shigella adult 0.08235 16Vibrio children 3.29E-06 4.93E+01 0.49335 37Vibrio adult 0.49335 16
DoseNumber of days of exposure α N50 P(daily) infection
Pant, A. and Mittal, A. K. (2007) Monitoring of pathogenicity of effluents from the UASB based sewage treatment plant. Environ Monit Assess. 133:43-51.
Correlation of the annual Probability of Risk v/s Input Parameters
RISK COMMUNICATION
• Survey Percentage of people boiling or filtering the drinking water
Homes with sanitation facilityNeed for sanitation and clean drinking water
• Awareness Radio and TV announcements
Gram Panchayat meetings
Drinking Water
Pathogen Population Maximum allowable concentration Reduction required
Shigella Children 1.39E+05 1.08E+02
Adults 5.53E+04 2.71E+02
Pregnant 7.05E+04 2.13E+02
Vibrio Children 3.05E+04 4.92E+02
Adults 1.21E+04 1.24E+03
Pregnant 1.54E+03 9.74E+03
Recreational Activity
Shigella Children 1.78E+07 8.43E-01
Adults 4.11E+07 3.65E-01
Vibrio Children 9.02E+07 1.66E-01
Adults 3.90E+05 3.85E+01
RISK MANAGEMENT
RISK MANAGEMENT
• Awareness• FC is 100 fold higher than the maximal
allowable concentration of FC in Drinking water
• Need for need for treatment of stream water AA
• Establishment of treatment plant/primary solution
REFERENCES
• Microbial fact sheets, Chapter 11, Guidelines on quality of Drinking water, WHO, 2011
• Pant, A. and Mittal, A. K. (2007) Monitoring of pathogenicity of effluents from the UASB based sewage treatment plant. Environ Monit Assess. 133:43-51.
• EPA. 2011. EPA Exposure Factors Handbook, available online at:http://cfpub.epa.gov/ncea/risk/recordisplay.cfm?deid=236252