Assessment of the exposure of swimmers to microbiological contaminants in fresh waters

Water Science and Technology

Volumn 35, Issue 11-12, 1997, Pages 157-163

  Medema, G J ^a   Van Asperen, I A ^a   Havelaar, A H ^a  

^a NATIONAL INSTITUTE FOR PUBLIC HEALTH AND THE ENVIRONMENT   (Netherlands)

Author keywords

Bathing water; Enteroviruses; F specific RNA bacteriophages; Health risk; Indicator bacteria

Indexed keywords

BATHING WATER; ENTEROVIRUSES; ESCHERICHIA COLI; FAECAL COLIFORMS; FRESH WATER; INDICATOR BACTERIA;

BACTERIOPHAGES; COLIFORM BACTERIA; EPIDEMIOLOGY; HEALTH RISKS; RECREATIONAL FACILITIES; RNA; STANDARDS; WATER POLLUTION; WATER QUALITY;

WATER BACTERIOLOGY;

FRESH WATER; RUNOFF;

AEROMONAS; AGRICULTURE; BACTERIOPHAGE; CAMPYLOBACTER; COLIFORM BACTERIUM; CONFERENCE PAPER; ENTEROCOCCUS FAECALIS; ENTEROVIRUS; ESCHERICHIA COLI; INFECTION RISK; INTESTINE INFECTION; PLESIOMONAS SHIGELLOIDES; PSEUDOMONAS AERUGINOSA; SALMONELLA; SEWAGE EFFLUENT; STAPHYLOCOCCUS AUREUS; SWIMMING; WATER CONTAMINATION; WATER QUALITY; WATER SAMPLING;

AEROMONAS; BACTERIA (MICROORGANISMS); CAMPYLOBACTER; ENTEROCOCCUS FAECALIS; ENTEROVIRUS; ESCHERICHIA COLI; PLESIOMONAS SHIGELLOIDES; PSEUDOMONAS; PSEUDOMONAS AERUGINOSA; SALMONELLA; STAPHYLOCOCCUS AUREUS; STREPTOCOCCUS; UNIDENTIFIED BACTERIOPHAGE;

EID: 0030882076     PISSN: 02731223     EISSN: None     Source Type: Book Series    
DOI: 10.1016/S0273-1223(97)00252-7     Document Type: Conference Paper

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