Milkwaukee's crypto outbreak: Investigation and recommendations

Journal / American Water Works Association

Volumn 88, Issue 9, 1996, Pages 87-94

  Fox, Kim R ^a,b,c,d,e   Lytle, Darren A ^a  

^a U S ENVIRONMENTAL PROTECTION AGENCY   (United States)

^b Drinking Water Group

^c UNIVERSITY OF CINCINNATI   (United States)

^d ASCE ^*

^e AWWA's Research Division

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

BACTERIA (MICROORGANISMS); CRYPTOSPORIDIUM;

BACTERIA; DISEASES; EFFLUENTS; HEALTH RISKS; LAKES; MONITORING; PROTOZOA; STORMS; SURVEYS; WATER ANALYSIS; WATER QUALITY; WATER TREATMENT PLANTS;

BACTERIAL COUNTS; CRYPTOSPORIDIUM; DIARRHEA; ETIOLOGICAL AGENT; OOCYSTS; TURBIDITY; UNITED STATES; WATERBORNE DISEASES; WATERBORNE OUTBREAKS;

POTABLE WATER;

EID: 0030242081     PISSN: 0003150X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1002/j.1551-8833.1996.tb06615.x     Document Type: Article

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