Do U.S. Environmental Protection Agency water quality guidelines for recreational waters prevent gastrointestinal illness? A systematic review and meta-analysis. (Research Review).

From: Environmental Health Perspectives | Date: June 15, 2003| Author: Wade, Timothy J.; Pai, Nitika; Eisenberg, Joseph N.S.; Colford, John M., Jr. | Copyright information

Despite numerous studies, uncertainty remains about how water quality indicators can best be used in the regulation of recreational water. We conducted a systematic review of this topic with the goal of quantifying the association between microbial indicators of recreational water quality and gastrointestinal (GI) illness. A secondary goal was to evaluate the potential for GI illness below current guidelines. We screened 976 potentially relevant studies and from these identified 27 ...

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