Surface water pollution and microbiological indicators;La contaminazione delle acque superficiali e gli indicatori microbiologici

Annali dell'Istituto Superiore di Sanita

Volumn 41, Issue 3, 2005, Pages 359-370

  Aulicino, Francesca Anna ^a   Marranzano, Marina ^b   Mauro, Luisa ^b  

^a ISTITUTO SUPERIORE DI SANITÀ   (Italy)

^b UNIVERSITY OF CATANIA   (Italy)

Author keywords

Enterococci; Escherichia coli; Index organism; Microbiological contamination; Process indicator; Surface waters

Indexed keywords

DRINKING WATER; SURFACE WATER;

ARCOBACTER; ARTICLE; EPIDEMIC; FECES ANALYSIS; GIARDIA; HUMAN; INDUSTRIALIZATION; INFECTION RISK; MICROORGANISM DETECTION; NONHUMAN; NOROVIRUS; PUBLIC HEALTH SERVICE; QUALITY CONTROL; WASTE WATER MANAGEMENT; WATER CONTAMINATION; WATER POLLUTION; WATER QUALITY;

ANIMALS; BACTERIA; CRYPTOSPORIDIUM; ENTEROBACTERIACEAE; ENVIRONMENTAL MONITORING; FECES; FRESH WATER; HUMANS; INFECTION CONTROL; VIRUSES; WATER MICROBIOLOGY; WATER POLLUTION; WATER SUPPLY;

EID: 33646871053     PISSN: 00212571     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Article

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