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- Title
Balancing the Risks and Benefits of Drinking Water Disinfection: Disability Adjusted Life-Years on the Scale.
- Authors
Havelaar, Arie H.; De Hollander, Augustinus E.M.; Teunis, Peter F.M.; Evers, Eric G.; Van Kranen, Henk J.; Versteegh, Johanna F.M.; Van Koten, Joke E.M.; Slob, Wout
- Abstract
Studies the applicability of disability adjusted life-years (DALY) to measure the health effects of drinking water disinfection. Comparison of the risk of infection by ozonation of water to risk of cancer from bromate; Calculation of health benefits in DALY; Uncertainty on the application of DALY.
- Subjects
DRINKING water purification; DISINFECTION &; disinfectants; HEALTH
- Publication
Environmental Health Perspectives, 2000, Vol 108, Issue 4, p315
- ISSN
0091-6765
- Publication type
Article
- DOI
10.1289/ehp.00108315