Dip slide technique for rapid qualitative estimation of fecal coliforms in water and wastewater

Water Research

Volumn 33, Issue 4, 1999, Pages 989-994

  Sandhya, S ^a   Uma, T S ^a   Subbarao, K ^a  

^a NATIONAL ENVIRONMENTAL ENGINEERING RESEARCH INSTITUTE   (India)

Author keywords

Dip slide technique; Fecal coliforms; Membrane filter technique

Indexed keywords

COLIFORM BACTERIA; FILTERS (FOR FLUIDS); FILTRATION; MEMBRANES; WASTEWATER; WATER ANALYSIS;

DIP SLIP TECHNIQUE; FECAL COLIFORMS; MEMBRANE FILTERS;

WATER BACTERIOLOGY;

WATER;

MEASUREMENT METHOD; WASTEWATER;

ARTICLE; BACTERIUM DETECTION; COLIFORM BACTERIUM; FECES MICROFLORA; INTERMETHOD COMPARISON; MEMBRANE FILTER; NONHUMAN; PRIORITY JOURNAL; STATISTICAL ANALYSIS; TECHNIQUE; WASTE WATER; WATER ANALYSIS; WATER QUALITY;

EID: 0033106079     PISSN: 00431354     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S0043-1354(98)00271-1     Document Type: Article

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