Operational management of Naegleria spp. in drinking water supplies in Western Australia

Water Science and Technology: Water Supply

Volumn 8, Issue 2, 2008, Pages 207-215

  Trolio, Rino ^a   Bath, A ^a   Gordon, C ^a   Walker, R ^a   Wyber, A ^a  

^a Water Corporation Leederville   (Australia)

Author keywords

Disinfection management; Drinking water; Multi barrier systems; Naegleria fowleri; Operating strategies; Water safety plans

Indexed keywords

ARCHITECTURAL ACOUSTICS; ASSOCIATIVE STORAGE; ELECTRIC UTILITIES; PNEUMATIC DRIVES; PUBLIC UTILITIES; PULSE AMPLITUDE MODULATION; WATER SUPPLY; WATER SUPPLY SYSTEMS;

AUSTRALIA; DISINFECTION MANAGEMENT; DRINKING WATER; DRINKING WATER SUPPLIES; MULTI-BARRIER SYSTEMS; NAEGLERIA FOWLERI; NEW SOUTH WALES; OPERATING STRATEGIES; OPERATIONAL MANAGEMENT; OPERATIONAL METHODS; QUEENSLAND; SOUTH AUSTRALIA; WATER SAFETY PLANS; WATER TEMPERATURES; WATER UTILITIES; WESTERN AUSTRALIA;

POTABLE WATER;

DRINKING WATER;

DISINFECTION; DRINKING WATER; FLAGELLATE; SAFETY; WATER MANAGEMENT; WATER PLANNING; WATER QUALITY; WATER SUPPLY;

AMOEBA; ARTICLE; AUSTRALIA; BACTERIUM CONTAMINATION; CHLORINATION; MICROORGANISM DETECTION; NAEGLERIA FOWLERI; NONHUMAN; PROCESS CONTROL; WASTE COMPONENT REMOVAL; WASTE WATER MANAGEMENT; WASTE WATER TREATMENT PLANT; WATER CONTAMINATION; WATER QUALITY; WATER SUPPLY; WATER TEMPERATURE;

AUSTRALASIA; AUSTRALIA; NEW SOUTH WALES; QUEENSLAND; WESTERN AUSTRALIA;

NAEGLERIA; NAEGLERIA FOWLERI;

EID: 52249113521     PISSN: 16069749     EISSN: None     Source Type: Book Series    
DOI: 10.2166/ws.2008.063     Document Type: Article

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