Quaternary ammonium compounds: An alternative disinfection method for fresh produce wash water

Journal of Water and Health

Volumn 5, Issue 2, 2007, Pages 329-333

  Chaidez, Cristobal ^a   Lopez, Javier ^a   Castro del Campo, Nohelia ^b  

^a CENTRO DE INVESTIGACIÓN EN ALIMENTACIÓN Y DESARROLLO   (Mexico)

^b UNIVERSITY OF ARIZONA   (United States)

Author keywords

Disinfection; Escherichia coli; Quaternary ammonium compounds; Staphylococcus aureus

Indexed keywords

CHLORINE; DISINFECTANT AGENT; QUATERNARY AMMONIUM DERIVATIVE;

AMMONIUM COMPOUND; COLIFORM BACTERIUM; DISINFECTION; FRESHWATER; IRRIGATION; MICROORGANISM; PATHOGEN;

ARTICLE; BACTERIAL INFECTION; CONTROLLED STUDY; DISINFECTION; ESCHERICHIA COLI; FOOD HANDLING; FOOD STORAGE; FOOD WASHING; FRUIT; IRRIGATION (AGRICULTURE); NEPHELOMETRY; STAPHYLOCOCCUS AUREUS; TURBIDITY; VEGETABLE;

BACTERIA (MICROORGANISMS); ESCHERICHIA COLI; STAPHYLOCOCCUS AUREUS;

EID: 34250658891     PISSN: 14778920     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.2166/wh.2007.009b     Document Type: Article

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