The health-related microbiological quality of bottled drinking water sold in Dar es Salaam, Tanzania

Journal of Water and Health

Volumn 5, Issue 1, 2007, Pages 179-180

  Kassenga, Gabriel R ^a  

^a ARDHI UNIVERSITY   (Tanzania)

Author keywords

Bottled water; Faecal coliforms; Heterotrophic organisms; Tanzania; Tap water; Total coliforms

Indexed keywords

DRINKING WATER; TAP WATER;

BACTERIUM; COLIFORM BACTERIUM; DRINKING WATER; MICROBIOLOGY; WATER QUALITY;

ARTICLE; BACTERIAL COUNT; BACTERIUM COLONY; CONTROLLED STUDY; FECAL COLIFORM; FILTRATION; MICROBIAL CONTAMINATION; NONHUMAN; OZONATION; PACKAGING; PUBLIC HEALTH SERVICE; QUESTIONNAIRE; REVERSE OSMOSIS; RISK ASSESSMENT; SAFETY; TANZANIA; WATER CONTAMINATION; WATER QUALITY;

BACTERIOLOGICAL TECHNIQUES; ENTEROBACTERIACEAE; FRESH WATER; HUMANS; TANZANIA; WATER MICROBIOLOGY; WATER SUPPLY;

AFRICA; DAR ES SALAAM [TANZANIA]; EAST AFRICA; SUB-SAHARAN AFRICA; TANZANIA;

EID: 33947208598     PISSN: 14778920     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.2166/wh.2006.052     Document Type: Article

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