Random survey of the microbial quality of bottled water in South Africa

Water SA

Volumn 30, Issue 2, 2004, Pages 202-210

  Ehlers, Marthie M ^a   Van Zyl, Walda B ^a   Pavlov, Dobromir N ^a   Müller, Etienne E ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF PRETORIA   (South Africa)

Author keywords

Bacteria; Bottled water; Coliphages; Enteric viruses; Indicators

Indexed keywords

BACTERIA; MICROBIOLOGY; REACTION KINETICS; SAMPLING; VIRUSES;

BOTTLED WATER; HUMAN CONSUMPTION;

WASTEWATER TREATMENT;

BACTERIUM; DRINKING WATER; WATER QUALITY;

AFRICA; SOUTH AFRICA; SOUTHERN AFRICA; SUB-SAHARAN AFRICA;

BACTERIA (MICROORGANISMS); CLOSTRIDIUM; CLOSTRIDIUM PERFRINGENS; ENTEROCOCCUS; ENTEROVIRUS; UNIDENTIFIED BACTERIOPHAGE;

EID: 2942638289     PISSN: 03784738     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.4314/wsa.v30i2.5065     Document Type: Review

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