Cryptosporidium during a simulated outbreak

Journal / American Water Works Association

Volumn 92, Issue 9, 2000, Pages 105-116

  Gale, Paul ^a   Stanfield, Geoff ^b  

^a WRC PLC   (United Kingdom)

^b NONE

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

COMPUTER SIMULATION; HEALTH CARE; HEALTH RISKS; MONITORING; WATER DISTRIBUTION SYSTEMS; WATER TREATMENT;

CRYPTOSPORIDIUM; OOCYSTS; PUBLIC HEALTH;

MICROORGANISMS;

CRYPTOSPORIDIUM;

EID: 0034273508     PISSN: 0003150X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1002/j.1551-8833.2000.tb09009.x     Document Type: Article

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