Chlorine spot treatment of flooded tube wells, an efficacy trial

Journal of Applied Microbiology

Volumn 100, Issue 5, 2006, Pages 1154-1158

  Luby, S ^a   Islam, Md S ^a   Johnston, R ^b  

^a ICDDR B Centre for Health and Population Research   (Bangladesh)

^b UNITED NATIONS CHILDREN'S FUND   (Bangladesh)

Author keywords

Bangladesh; Chlorine; Floods; Water drinking; Water microbiology

Indexed keywords

CHLORINE; FLOODS; POTABLE WATER; QUALITY CONTROL; SCREENING; TUBES (COMPONENTS); WATER QUALITY;

BACTERIOLOGICAL QUALITY; BANGLADESH; CHLORINE TREATMENTS; COLIFORMS; FLOODINGS; THERMOTOLERANT; THERMOTOLERANT COLIFORM BACTERIA; TUBEWELLS; WATER MICROBIOLOGY; WATER SAMPLES;

CHLORINATION;

CHLORINE; WELL WATER;

BACTERIOLOGY; CHLORINATION; COLIFORM BACTERIUM; WATER QUALITY; WATER TREATMENT; WELL WATER;

ARTICLE; BACTERIAL STRAIN; BACTERIOLOGY; BACTERIUM CONTAMINATION; BACTERIUM EXAMINATION; BANGLADESH; CHLORINATION; COLIFORM BACTERIUM; CONTROLLED STUDY; HEAT TOLERANCE; NONHUMAN; RANDOMIZATION; TUBE; WATER CONTAMINATION; WATER QUALITY; WATER SAMPLING; WATER SUPPLY; WATER TREATMENT;

ASIA; BANGLADESH; EURASIA; SOUTH ASIA;

BACTERIA (MICROORGANISMS);

EID: 33645879524     PISSN: 13645072     EISSN: 13652672     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1365-2672.2006.02940.x     Document Type: Article

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