Assessment of drinking water quality using indicator bacteria and bacteriophages

Journal of Water and Health

Volumn 2, Issue 3, 2004, Pages 201-214

  Méndez, Javier ^a   Audicana, Ana ^b   Cancer, Mercedes ^c   Isern, Anna ^d   Llaneza, Julian ^e   Moreno, Belén ^f   Navarro, Mercedes ^g   Tarancón, Ma Lluisa ^h   Valero, Fernando ⁱ   Ribas, Ferran ^j   Jofre, Juan ^a   Lucena, Francisco ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF BARCELONA   (Spain)

^b Dirección de Salud Pública Del Gobierno Vasco   (Spain)

^c Ctra Burgos Km 6   (Spain)

^d Ajuntament de Barcelona   (Spain)

^e Laboratorio de Salud Publica   (Spain)

^f Laboratorio de Salud Pública de Gipuzkoa   (Spain)

^g Inst Munic de Salud Pub Zaragoza   (Spain)

^h Conselleria de Salut I Consum ^*  (Spain)

ⁱ Aigües Ter Llobregat ^*  (Spain)

^j Societat Gen d'Aigues de Barcelona   (Spain)

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Author keywords

Bacteria; Bacteriophages; Chlorine; Drinking water; Indicators

Indexed keywords

CHLORINE; RAIN;

ARTICLE; BACTERIOPHAGE; ENTEROBACTERIACEAE; ENTEROCOCCUS; ENVIRONMENTAL MONITORING; ESCHERICHIA COLI; FECES; HEALTH; HUMAN; ISOLATION AND PURIFICATION; METHODOLOGY; MICROBIOLOGY; RISK ASSESSMENT; SPAIN; STANDARD; WATER MANAGEMENT; WATER SUPPLY;

BACTERIOPHAGES; CHLORINE; ENTEROBACTERIACEAE; ENTEROCOCCUS; ENVIRONMENTAL MONITORING; ESCHERICHIA COLI; FECES; HUMANS; RAIN; RISK ASSESSMENT; RURAL HEALTH; SPAIN; URBAN HEALTH; WATER MICROBIOLOGY; WATER PURIFICATION; WATER SUPPLY;

EID: 16644365389     PISSN: 14778920     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.2166/wh.2004.0018     Document Type: Article

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