Plain, hard truth about pathogen monitoring

Journal / American Water Works Association

Volumn 92, Issue 9, 2000, Pages 64-76

  Allen, Martin J ^a   Clancy, Jennifer L ^b   Rice, Eugene W ^c  

^a AWWA Research Foundation   (United States)

^b Clancy Environmental Consultants   (Australia)

^c U S ENVIRONMENTAL PROTECTION AGENCY   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

DISEASES; HEALTH CARE; MICROBIOLOGY; MONITORING; POTABLE WATER; WATER QUALITY; WATER TREATMENT;

INFORMATION COLLECTION RULE; PATHOGEN MONITORING; PUBLIC HEALTH DECISION MAKING; PUBLIC HEALTH PROTECTION;

MICROORGANISMS;

EID: 0034273380     PISSN: 0003150X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1002/j.1551-8833.2000.tb09005.x     Document Type: Article

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