Assessment of the microbial integrity, sensu G.S. Wilson, of piped and bottled drinking water in the condition as ingested

International Journal of Food Microbiology

Volumn 92, Issue 3, 2004, Pages 375-390

  Mossel, David A A ^a   Struijk, Corry B ^a,b  

^a UTRECHT UNIVERSITY   (Netherlands)

^b UNIVERSITY OF HERTFORDSHIRE   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Drinking water; Microbial Integrity Assurance; Precautionary Consumer Protection Strategy; Standard Operating Procedures for assessing compliance; Water Safety Objectives

Indexed keywords

DRINKING WATER;

BACTERIAL COUNT; BACTERIUM DETECTION; BIOFILM; CONFERENCE PAPER; HAZARD ASSESSMENT; INGESTION; MICROBIAL CONTAMINATION; MICROBIOLOGICAL EXAMINATION; MICROORGANISM DETECTION; NONHUMAN; PLATE COUNT; SAFETY; WATER CONTAMINATION; WATER SAMPLING; WATER SUPPLY;

BACTERIA; CONSUMER PRODUCT SAFETY; ENVIRONMENTAL MONITORING; HUMANS; WATER MICROBIOLOGY; WATER SUPPLY;

ALGAE; ENTEROCOCCUS; ESCHERICHIA COLI; NEGIBACTERIA; PROTOZOA; UNIDENTIFIED BACTERIOPHAGE;

EID: 2442601577     PISSN: 01681605     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.ijfoodmicro.2003.08.015     Document Type: Conference Paper

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