The effectiveness of large household water storage tanks for protecting the quality of drinking water

Journal of Water and Health

Volumn 5, Issue 2, 2007, Pages 307-313

  Graham, Jay P ^a   vanDerslice, James ^b  

^a JOHNS HOPKINS BLOOMBERG SCHOOL OF PUBLIC HEALTH   (United States)

^b WASHINGTON STATE DEPARTMENT OF HEALTH   (United States)

Author keywords

Water quality; Water storage; Water transport

Indexed keywords

CHLORINE; DRINKING WATER;

DRINKING WATER; STORAGE TANK; WATER QUALITY; WATER STORAGE; WATER SUPPLY; WATER TREATMENT;

ARTICLE; COLIFORM BACTERIUM; COLONY FORMING UNIT; COMMUNITY; CONTROLLED STUDY; HOUSEHOLD; MEXICO; SEWAGE; TANK; UNITED STATES; WATER QUALITY; WATER SAMPLING; WATER SUPPLY; WATER TREATMENT;

MEXICO [NORTH AMERICA]; NORTH AMERICA; UNITED STATES;

EID: 34250622468     PISSN: 14778920     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.2166/wh.2007.011b     Document Type: Article

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