Contribution of drinking water to the weekly intake of heterotrophic bacteria from diet in the United States

Water Research

Volumn 39, Issue 1, 2005, Pages 257-263

  Stine, Scott W ^a,b   Pepper, Ian L ^a   Gerba, Charles P ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF ARIZONA   (United States)

^b USA   (United States)

Author keywords

Heterotrophic plate count; Point of use device; Total coliforms; Vegetables

Indexed keywords

BACTERIA; CONCENTRATION (PROCESS); FOOD PRODUCTS;

HETEROTROPHIC BACTERIA; HETEROTROPHIC PLATE COUNT (HPC); POTENTIAL HEALTH;

POTABLE WATER;

DRINKING WATER; TAP WATER;

COLIFORM BACTERIUM; DIET; DRINKING WATER;

ARTICLE; BACTERIAL COUNT; BACTERIUM CONTAMINATION; CONTROLLED STUDY; DIET; FOOD CONTAMINATION; HOUSEHOLD; LITERATURE; NONHUMAN; PLATE COUNT; PRIORITY JOURNAL; UNITED STATES;

EID: 10944221199     PISSN: 00431354     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.watres.2004.09.010     Document Type: Article

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