Table 2. Inclusion and exclusion criteria for literature screening.
Inclusion Criteria | Exclusion Criteria |
Study Type: All | Study Type: None |
Language: English | Language: Non English |
Population: GroundwaterSystems (Municipal,Private, Community,Non-community, Mixed) | Population: Surface waterbodies/watersheds, coastal/marinewater bodies, recreational water |
Events/Outcomes: Confirmed contamination ofgroundwater systems by enteric pathogens inNorth America; Confirmed presence offecal indicator organisms inNorth Americangroundwater systems | Events/Outcomes: Groundwatercontamination occurring outsideNorth America,groundwater contaminationby “non-enteric” pathogens |
Period: 1990 – present | Period: pre-1990 |