Monochloramine and Legionnaires' disease

Journal / American Water Works Association

Volumn 92, Issue 9, 2000, Pages 88-96

  Kool, Jacob L ^a   Carpenter, Joseph C ^b   Fields, Barry S ^c  

^a NATIONAL INSTITUTE FOR PUBLIC HEALTH AND THE ENVIRONMENT   (Netherlands)

^b NATIONAL CENTER FOR EMERGING AND ZOONOTIC INFECTIOUS DISEASES   (United States)

^c NONE

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ATMOSPHERIC AEROSOLS; BACTERIA; BIOFILMS; DISINFECTANTS; DISINFECTION; MARINE BIOLOGY; POTABLE WATER; WATER TREATMENT;

LEGIONNAIRE DISEASE; MONOCHLORAMINE; MUNICIPAL WATER TREATMENT FACILITIES; SYNTHETIC AQUATIC ENVIRONMENTS;

DISEASES;

BACTERIA (MICROORGANISMS); LEGIONELLA;

EID: 0034273529     PISSN: 0003150X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1002/j.1551-8833.2000.tb09007.x     Document Type: Article

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