Assessing health risk in drinking water from naturally occurring microbes

Journal of Environmental Health

Volumn 58, Issue 6, 1996, Pages 18-24

  Edberg, Stephen C ^a  

^a YALE UNIVERSITY SCHOOL OF MEDICINE   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

DRINKING WATER;

HEALTH HAZARD; INFECTION RISK; REVIEW; RISK ASSESSMENT; WATER CONTAMINATION;

EID: 0029937374     PISSN: 00220892     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Review

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