Microbiological quality of water vending machines

International Journal of Environmental Health Research

Volumn 9, Issue 3, 1999, Pages 197-206

  Chaidez, Cristobal ^a   Rusin, Pat ^a   Naranjo, Jaime ^a   Gerba, Charles P ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF ARIZONA   (United States)

Author keywords

Bacteria; Coliform; Heterotrophic bacteria; Pseudomonas aeruginosa; Water vending machines

Indexed keywords

CHLORINE; DRINKING WATER;

ARTICLE; BACTERIAL COUNT; COLIFORM BACTERIUM; COLONY FORMING UNIT; ESCHERICHIA COLI; MACHINE; MICROBIOLOGICAL EXAMINATION; NONHUMAN; PH; PSEUDOMONAS AERUGINOSA; QUALITY CONTROL; TEMPERATURE; TURBIDITY; UNITED STATES;

BACTERIA (MICROORGANISMS); ESCHERICHIA COLI; PSEUDOMONAS; PSEUDOMONAS AERUGINOSA;

EID: 0032853543     PISSN: 09603123     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1080/09603129973164     Document Type: Article

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