The microbiological quality of private water supplies

Water and Environment Journal

Volumn 12, Issue 1, 1998, Pages 45-47

  Fewtrell, L ^a   Kay, D ^b   Godfree, A ^c  

^a Centre for Research into Environment and Health   (United Kingdom)

^b UNIVERSITY OF LEEDS   (United Kingdom)

^c North West Water ^*  (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Microbiological quality; Private water supply

Indexed keywords

COLIFORM BACTERIA; HEALTH RISKS; LAWS AND LEGISLATION; SANITATION; STANDARDS; WATER ANALYSIS; WATER BACTERIOLOGY; WATER QUALITY;

MICROBIOLOGICAL QUALITY; PRIVATE WATER SUPPLY SYSTEMS;

WATER SUPPLY SYSTEMS;

HEALTH HAZARD; MICROBIAL CONTAMINANT; WATER SUPPLY;

MICROBIOLOGICAL QUALITY; PRIVATE WATER SUPPLY;

ARTICLE; BACTERIAL COUNT; COLIFORM BACTERIUM; HUMAN; MICROORGANISM; NONHUMAN; PRIORITY JOURNAL; STREPTOCOCCUS; WATER ANALYSIS; WATER STANDARD; WATER SUPPLY;

BACTERIA (MICROORGANISMS); STREPTOCOCCUS;

EID: 0032005828     PISSN: 17476585     EISSN: 17476593     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1747-6593.1998.tb00145.x     Document Type: Article

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