The variability introduced by partial sample analysis to numbers of Cryptosporidium oocysts and Giardia cysts reported under the information collection rule

Water Research

Volumn 33, Issue 11, 1999, Pages 2660-2668

  Young, Pamela L ^a   Komisar, Simeon J ^a  

^a R   (United States)

Author keywords

Cryptosporidium; Drinking water; Giardia; Statistics; Uncertainty analysis

Indexed keywords

MICROSCOPIC EXAMINATION; POISSON DISTRIBUTION; POTABLE WATER; RISK ASSESSMENT; SAMPLING; STATISTICAL METHODS; UNCERTAIN SYSTEMS; WATER ANALYSIS; WATER TREATMENT;

CRYPTOSPORIDIUM; GIARDIA CYSTS; INFORMATION COLLECTION RULE METHOD; OOCYSTS; PARTIAL SAMPLE ANALYSIS; UNCERTAINTY ANALYSIS;

MICROORGANISMS;

DRINKING WATER;

BACTERIUM; SAMPLING; WASTEWATER; WATER TREATMENT;

ARTICLE; CRYPTOSPORIDIUM; GIARDIA; MICROSCOPY; NONHUMAN; OOCYST; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RISK ASSESSMENT; STATISTICS; WATER ANALYSIS; WATER CONTAMINATION; WATER SAMPLING; WATER TREATMENT;

BACTERIA (MICROORGANISMS); CRYPTOSPORIDIUM; GIARDIA; PROTOZOA; TRIXIS;

EID: 0033037026     PISSN: 00431354     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S0043-1354(98)00495-3     Document Type: Article

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