A preliminary study of the use of Colilert for water quality monitoring

Letters in Applied Microbiology

Volumn 19, Issue 1, 1994, Pages 50-52

  Cowburn, J K ^a   Goodall, T ^a   Fricker, E J ^a   Walter, K S ^a   Fricker, C R ^a  

^a THAMES WATER UTILITIES LTD   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

MICROFILTRATION; POTABLE WATER; SULFUR COMPOUNDS; WATER FILTRATION; WATER QUALITY;

COLIFORMS; COMPARATIVES STUDIES; DRINKING WATER SAMPLES; MEMBRANE FILTRATIONS; PRESENCE-ABSENCE; WATER QUALITY MONITORING;

ESCHERICHIA COLI;

DRINKING WATER;

ARTICLE; BACTERIUM CONTAMINATION; ESCHERICHIA COLI; MONITORING; NONHUMAN; WATER CONTAMINATION; WATER QUALITY;

BACTERIA (MICROORGANISMS); ESCHERICHIA COLI;

EID: 0028306668     PISSN: 02668254     EISSN: 1472765X     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1472-765X.1994.tb00902.x     Document Type: Article

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