کد مقاله کد نشریه سال انتشار مقاله انگلیسی نسخه تمام متن
4481592 1623115 2014 9 صفحه PDF دانلود رایگان
عنوان انگلیسی مقاله ISI
Public health and pipe breaks in water distribution systems: Analysis with internet search volume as a proxy
ترجمه فارسی عنوان
بهداشت عمومی و لوله در سیستم های توزیع آب: تجزیه و تحلیل حجم جستجو در اینترنت به عنوان یک پروکسی
کلمات کلیدی
شبکه توزیع، شکستن لوله، بیماری های دستگاه گوارش رگرسیون غیر خطی
موضوعات مرتبط
مهندسی و علوم پایه علوم زمین و سیارات فرآیندهای سطح زمین
چکیده انگلیسی


• We regress internet searches for GI illness against pipe breaks and seasonal factors.
• Regression tree models are able to accurately fit and predict search volume.
• We observe a positive relationship between pipe breaks and searches in two cities.
• Search volume persistence and seasonal trends were also observed in both cities.

Drinking water distribution infrastructure has been identified as a factor in waterborne disease outbreaks and improved understanding of the public health risks associated with distribution system failures has been identified as a priority area for research. Pipe breaks may pose a risk, as their occurrence and repair can result in low or negative pressure, potentially allowing contamination of drinking water from adjacent soils. However, measuring this phenomenon is challenging because the most likely health impact is mild gastrointestinal (GI) illness, which is unlikely to result in a doctor or hospital visit. Here we present a novel method that uses data mining techniques and internet search volume to assess the relationship between pipe breaks and symptoms of GI illness in two U.S. cities. Weekly search volume for the terms diarrhea and vomiting was used as the response variable with the number of pipe breaks in each city as a covariate as well as additional covariates to control for seasonal patterns, search volume persistence, and other sources of GI illness. The fit and predictive accuracy of multiple regression and data mining techniques were compared, with the best performance obtained using random forest and bagged regression tree models. Pipe breaks were found to be an important and positively correlated predictor of internet search volume in multiple models in both cities, supporting previous investigations that indicated an increased risk of GI illness from distribution system disturbances.

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ناشر
Database: Elsevier - ScienceDirect (ساینس دایرکت)
Journal: Water Research - Volume 53, 15 April 2014, Pages 26–34
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