A new theoretical discrete growth distribution with verification for microbial counts in water

Risk Analysis

Volumn 29, Issue 6, 2009, Pages 841-856

  Englehardt, James ^a,b   Swartout, Jeff ^c   Loewenstine, Chad ^d  

^a University of Miami ^*  (United States)

^b UNIVERSITY OF MIAMI   (United States)

^c U S ENVIRONMENTAL PROTECTION AGENCY   (United States)

^d BLDG 27958   (United States)

Author keywords

Discrete; Distribution; Growth; Microbial; Scaling

Indexed keywords

DISCRETE; DISTRIBUTION; GROWTH; MICROBIAL; SCALING;

POTABLE WATER; WATER TREATMENT;

POISSON DISTRIBUTION;

DRINKING WATER;

DOSE-RESPONSE RELATIONSHIP; DRINKING WATER; GROWTH MODELING; LITERACY; MICROBIAL COMMUNITY; MODEL VALIDATION; STATISTICAL DISTRIBUTION; THEORETICAL STUDY; WATER QUALITY;

ARTICLE; CONTROLLED STUDY; ENVIRONMENT; INTERMETHOD COMPARISON; MICROBIAL GROWTH; MICROBIAL KINETICS; MICROORGANISM DETECTION; NONHUMAN; POISSON DISTRIBUTION; SIMULATION; THEORY; WATER SAMPLING;

COLONY COUNT, MICROBIAL; EMPIRICAL RESEARCH; POISSON DISTRIBUTION; UNITED STATES; UNITED STATES ENVIRONMENTAL PROTECTION AGENCY; WATER MICROBIOLOGY; WATER SUPPLY;

EID: 65549166041     PISSN: 02724332     EISSN: 15396924     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1539-6924.2008.01194.x     Document Type: Article

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