Relationship between bacterial regrowth and some physical and chemical parameters within Sydney's drinking water distribution system

Water Research

Volumn 33, Issue 3, 1999, Pages 741-750

  Power, Kaye N ^a   Nagy, Laslo A ^b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF NEW SOUTH WALES   (Australia)

^b 42 Jaeger Circuit   (Australia)

Author keywords

Aeromonas hydrophila; Coliforms; Drinking water; Klebsiella oxytoca; Physical chemical parameters; Regrowth

Indexed keywords

COLIFORM BACTERIA; TURBIDITY; WATER ANALYSIS; WATER BACTERIOLOGY; WATER DISTRIBUTION SYSTEMS;

BACTERIAL REGROWTH;

POTABLE WATER;

DRINKING WATER;

BACTERIUM; DRINKING WATER; WATER DISTRIBUTION; WATER SUPPLY;

AEROMONAS HYDROPHILA; ARTICLE; AUSTRALIA; BACTERIAL COUNT; BACTERIAL GROWTH; BACTERIUM IDENTIFICATION; BACTERIUM ISOLATION; COLIFORM BACTERIUM; KLEBSIELLA OXYTOCA; NONHUMAN; PHYSICAL CHEMISTRY; PRIORITY JOURNAL; SAMPLING; TURBIDITY; WATER QUALITY; WATER SUPPLY;

AEROMONAS HYDROPHILA; BACTERIA (MICROORGANISMS); KLEBSIELLA OXYTOCA;

EID: 0033080858     PISSN: 00431354     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S0043-1354(98)00251-6     Document Type: Article

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