E. coli as a public health indicator of drinking water quality

Journal / American Water Works Association

Volumn 100, Issue 2, 2008, Pages

  Standridge, Jon ^a,b,c  

^a Standridge Consulting   (United States)

^b Madison Commission on the Environment

^c Madison Water Utility Board of Commissioners ^*

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

BACTERIA; CONCENTRATION (PROCESS); CONTAMINATION; POTABLE WATER;

MICROBIAL CONTAMINATION;

ESCHERICHIA COLI;

BACTERIA (MICROORGANISMS); ESCHERICHIA COLI;

EID: 40749159206     PISSN: 0003150X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1002/j.1551-8833.2008.tb08143.x     Document Type: Article

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