Investigation of opportunistic pathogens in municipal drinking water under different supply and treatment regimes

Water Science and Technology

Volumn 50, Issue 1, 2004, Pages 83-90

  Pryor, M ^a   Springthorpe, S ^b   Riffard, S ^b   Brooks, T ^b   Huo, Y ^b   Davis, G ^c   Sattar, S A ^b  

^a Bldg B   (United States)

^b UNIVERSITY OF OTTAWA   (Canada)

^c Microbial Insights   (United States)

Author keywords

Biofilms; Drinking water disinfection; Legionella; Mycobacterium; Opportunistic pathogens

Indexed keywords

CHLORINE; MICROBIOLOGY; PATHOLOGY; POTABLE WATER; WATER TREATMENT;

DRINKING-WATER BIOFILMS; MICROBIOLOGICAL QUALITY;

WATER QUALITY;

CHLORINE; DISINFECTANT AGENT; DRINKING WATER; MONOCHLORAMINE; ORGANIC CARBON; WELL WATER;

BACTERIUM; BIOFILM; DISINFECTION; DRINKING WATER; WATER TREATMENT;

ARTICLE; BACTERIAL VIRULENCE; BACTERIUM CONTAMINATION; BACTERIUM DETECTION; BIOFILM; CHLORINATION; COLIFORM BACTERIUM; CONTROLLED STUDY; DISINFECTION; HAZARD ASSESSMENT; HETEROTROPHY; LEGIONELLA; MICROBIAL CONTAMINATION; MYCOBACTERIUM; NITRIFICATION; NONHUMAN; SPECIES DIVERSITY; STORAGE; TANK; UNITED STATES; WATER QUALITY; WATER SAMPLING; WATER SUPPLY; WATER TREATMENT;

CORYNEBACTERINEAE; LEGIONELLA; MYCOBACTERIUM;

EID: 4344705326     PISSN: 02731223     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.2166/wst.2004.0025     Document Type: Article

References (3)

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3. Riffard, S., Springthorpe, S., Filion, L. and Sattar, S.A. (2003). Occurrence of Legionella in Groundwater. AWWA Research Foundation and American Water Works Association (in press).