Cryptosporidium and Giardia in swimming pools in the Netherlands

Journal of Water and Health

Volumn 2, Issue 3, 2004, Pages 191-200

  Schets, F M ^a   Engels, G B ^a   Evers, E G ^a  

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

Author keywords

Cryptosporidium; Giardia; Infection risk; Swimming pool; Water quality

Indexed keywords

WATER;

ANIMAL; ARTICLE; CRYPTOSPORIDIUM; ENTEROBACTERIACEAE; ENVIRONMENTAL MONITORING; FECES; GIARDIA; IMMUNOMAGNETIC SEPARATION; ISOLATION AND PURIFICATION; METHODOLOGY; MICROBIOLOGY; NETHERLANDS; OOCYST; PARASITOLOGY; RISK ASSESSMENT; SWIMMING POOL; WATER POLLUTANT;

ANIMALS; CRYPTOSPORIDIUM; ENTEROBACTERIACEAE; ENVIRONMENTAL MONITORING; FECES; GIARDIA; IMMUNOMAGNETIC SEPARATION; NETHERLANDS; OOCYSTS; RISK ASSESSMENT; SWIMMING POOLS; WATER; WATER MICROBIOLOGY; WATER POLLUTANTS;

EID: 16644403108     PISSN: 14778920     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.2166/wh.2004.0017     Document Type: Article

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