The effect of a water-hygiene educational programme on the microbiological quality of container-stored water in households

Water SA

Volumn 29, Issue 2, 2003, Pages 171-176

  Nala, N P ^a,c   Jagals, P ^a,c   Joubert, G ^b  

^a CENTRAL UNIVERSITY OF TECHNOLOGY   (South Africa)

^b UNIVERSITY OF THE FREE STATE   (South Africa)

^c UNIVERSITY OF JOHANNESBURG   (South Africa)

Author keywords

Container stored water quality; E. coli; Heterotrophic bacteria; Infection risk; Total coliforms; Turbidity; Water hygiene education

Indexed keywords

COLIFORM BACTERIA; CONTAMINATION; EDUCATION; HEALTH CARE; INDICATORS (CHEMICAL); TURBIDITY; WATER QUALITY;

QUALITY ASSESSMENT;

MICROBIOLOGY;

EDUCATION; HYGIENE; MICROBIOLOGY; WATER QUALITY;

FREE STATE; SOUTH AFRICA;

BACTERIA (MICROORGANISMS); ESCHERICHIA COLI;

EID: 0037841860     PISSN: 03784738     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.4314/wsa.v29i2.4852     Document Type: Article

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