Biological warfare agents as threats to potable water

Environmental Health Perspectives

Volumn 107, Issue 12, 1999, Pages 975-984

  Burrows, W Dickinson ^a   Renner, Sara E ^a  

^a U S ARMY CENTER FOR HEALTH PROMOTION AND PREVENTIVE MEDICINE   (United States)

Author keywords

Bacteria; Biological warfare; Potable water; Protozoa; Rickettsia; Toxin; Virus

Indexed keywords

CHLORINE; DRINKING WATER;

AEROSOL; ARMY; BIOLOGICAL WARFARE; DISINFECTION; EQUIPMENT; HUMAN; OCCUPATIONAL EXPOSURE; PRIORITY JOURNAL; REVIEW; WATER MANAGEMENT; WATER TREATMENT;

PROTOZOA; RICKETTSIA;

EID: 0033452609     PISSN: 00916765     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1289/ehp.99107975     Document Type: Review

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