Biofilms, thermophilic amoebae and Legionella pneumophila - A quantitative risk assessment for distributed water

Water Science and Technology

Volumn 50, Issue 1, 2004, Pages 77-82

  Storey, Michael V ^a   Ashbolt, N J ^b   Stenstrom T A ^a  

^a SWEDISH INSTITUTE FOR INFECTIOUS DISEASE CONTROL   (Sweden)

^b UNIVERSITY OF NEW SOUTH WALES   (Australia)

Author keywords

Acanthamoebae; Biofilm; Chlorination; Disinfection; Legionella pneumophila; Quantitative microbial risk Assessment; Thermal

Indexed keywords

BIOFILMS; CHLORINE; DATA REDUCTION; DISINFECTION; MICROBIOLOGY; RISK ASSESSMENT;

AMOEBAE; LEGIONELLA;

WATER QUALITY;

CHLORINE; DRINKING WATER;

BIOFILM; DISEASE RESISTANCE; DISINFECTION; INFECTIOUS DISEASE; RISK ASSESSMENT;

ACANTHAMOEBA; AMOEBA; ARTICLE; BACTERIUM ISOLATE; BIOFILM; CHLORINATION; CONTROLLED STUDY; DISINFECTION; INFECTION RISK; LEGIONELLA PNEUMOPHILA; LEGIONNAIRE DISEASE; MICROBIAL CONTAMINATION; NONHUMAN; QUANTITATIVE ANALYSIS; RISK ASSESSMENT; RISK REDUCTION; SENSITIVITY ANALYSIS; STATISTICAL SIGNIFICANCE; THERMOPHILIC BACTERIUM; WATER CONTAMINATION; WATER SUPPLY;

ACANTHAMOEBIDAE; LEGIONELLA; LEGIONELLA PNEUMOPHILA;

EID: 4344704754     PISSN: 02731223     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.2166/wst.2004.0023     Document Type: Article

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