ICR protocol: Alternative treatment of parasite sample data

Journal / American Water Works Association

Volumn 91, Issue 2-3, 1999, Pages 95-102

  Atherholt, Thomas B ^a,b,c   Korn, Leo R ^d  

^a NEW JERSEY DEPARTMENT OF ENVIRONMENTAL PROTECTION   (United States)

^b GETTYSBURG COLLEGE   (United States)

^c RUTGERS UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^d RUTGERS ROBERT WOOD JOHNSON MEDICAL SCHOOL   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

BIOASSAY; EXTRAPOLATION; FLUORESCENCE; IMMUNOLOGY; MATHEMATICAL MODELS; MEASUREMENT ERRORS; POISSON DISTRIBUTION;

IMMUNOFLUORESCENCE ASSAYS; OOCYSTS; PARASITES;

WATER TREATMENT;

EID: 0033097330     PISSN: 0003150X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1002/j.1551-8833.1999.tb08603.x     Document Type: Article

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