Occurrence of fungi in water distribution system

Polish Journal of Environmental Studies

Volumn 16, Issue 4, 2007, Pages 539-547

  Grabińska Łoniewska, Anna ^a   Konillowicz Kowalska T ^b   Wardzynska G ^a   Boryn, K ^c  

^a WARSAW UNIVERSITY OF TECHNOLOGY   (Poland)

^b UNIVERSITY OF LIFE SCIENCES IN LUBLIN   (Poland)

^c Municipal Water Supply and Wastewater Company   (Poland)

Author keywords

Fungi; Pathogenic fungi; Potentially pathogenic fungi; Water distribution system

Indexed keywords

ANIMALIA; FUNGI;

EID: 34547864199     PISSN: 12301485     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Article

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