Microbiological quality of groundwater sources used by rural communities in Limpopo Province, South Africa

Water Science and Technology

Volumn 54, Issue 11-12, 2006, Pages 371-377

  Potgieter, N ^a   Mudau, L S ^b   Maluleke, F R S ^c  

^a UNIVERSITY OF VENDA   (South Africa)

^b Department of Health ^*  (South Africa)

^c UNIVERSITY OF LIMPOPO   (South Africa)

Author keywords

Boreholes; Groundwater; Microbiological quality; Rural region; South Africa

Indexed keywords

COMMUNAL BOREHOLES; MICROBIOLOGICAL QUALITY; PRIVATE BOREHOLES;

BOREHOLES; COLIFORM BACTERIA; ENVIRONMENTAL IMPACT; GROUNDWATER RESOURCES; RURAL AREAS; WATER QUALITY; WELL DRILLING;

WATER BACTERIOLOGY;

GROUND WATER;

BOREHOLES; COLIFORM BACTERIA; ENVIRONMENTAL IMPACT; GROUNDWATER RESOURCES; RURAL AREAS; WATER BACTERIOLOGY; WATER QUALITY; WELL DRILLING;

BOREHOLE; GROUNDWATER RESOURCE; MICROBIAL ACTIVITY; RURAL AREA; WATER QUALITY;

CLOSTRIDIUM PERFRINGENS; COLIPHAGE; CONFERENCE PAPER; CONTROLLED STUDY; ENTEROCOCCUS FAECALIS; ENVIRONMENTAL MONITORING; FECAL COLIFORM; HEAT TOLERANCE; MICROBIOLOGY; NONHUMAN; RURAL AREA; SAFETY; SEASONAL VARIATION; SOUTH AFRICA; STATISTICAL ANALYSIS; WATER QUALITY; WATER SUPPLY;

FRESH WATER; HUMANS; RURAL POPULATION; SAFETY; SOUTH AFRICA; STATISTICS, NONPARAMETRIC; WATER MICROBIOLOGY; WATER SUPPLY;

CLOSTRIDIUM PERFRINGENS;

EID: 33846667267     PISSN: 02731223     EISSN: None     Source Type: Book Series    
DOI: 10.2166/wst.2006.890     Document Type: Conference Paper

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