Cryptosporidium: A risk assessment

Water Supply

Volumn 14, Issue 3-4, 1996, Pages 387-391

  Daniel, P A ^a  

^a CDM SMITH   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

DISINFECTION; EPIDEMIOLOGY; HEALTH RISKS; PUBLIC POLICY; RISK ASSESSMENT; WATER ANALYSIS; WATER BACTERIOLOGY; WATER RESOURCES; WATER TREATMENT;

CRYPTOSPORIDIOSIS; CRYPTOSPORIDIUM; PATHOGENS;

WATER SUPPLY;

EID: 0030385149     PISSN: 07351917     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Article

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