Assessment of microbiological quality of sachet-packaged drinking water in Western Nigeria and its public health significance

Public Health

Volumn 123, Issue 11, 2009, Pages 729-734

  Olaoye, O A ^a   Onilude, A A ^b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF NOTTINGHAM   (United Kingdom)

^b UNIVERSITY OF IBADAN   (Nigeria)

Author keywords

Drinking water; Microbiological quality; Nigeria; Public health; Regulatory agency

Indexed keywords

IRON; LEAD; MANGANESE; METAL;

COLIFORM BACTERIUM; DRINKING WATER; HEALTH IMPACT; MICROBIOLOGY; PUBLIC HEALTH; REGULATORY FRAMEWORK; SAFETY; WATER QUALITY;

ARTICLE; BACILLUS CEREUS; BACTERIAL COUNT; BACTERIUM DETECTION; COLIFORM BACTERIUM; COLONY FORMING UNIT; CONCENTRATION (PARAMETERS); CONTROLLED STUDY; ESCHERICHIA COLI; FECAL COLIFORM; GRAM NEGATIVE BACTERIUM; GRAM POSITIVE BACTERIUM; MICROBIAL CONTAMINATION; NIGERIA; NONHUMAN; PUBLIC HEALTH SERVICE; QUALITY CONTROL; WATER ANALYSIS; WATER CONTENT; WATER QUALITY; WATER SAMPLING;

COLONY COUNT, MICROBIAL; CONSUMER PRODUCT SAFETY; CROSS-SECTIONAL STUDIES; ENTEROBACTERIACEAE; ESCHERICHIA COLI; HUMANS; METALS, HEAVY; NIGERIA; PUBLIC HEALTH; WATER; WATER MICROBIOLOGY; WATER SUPPLY;

AFRICA; NIGERIA; SUB-SAHARAN AFRICA; WEST AFRICA;

AEROMONAS SP.; ALCALIGENES FAECALIS; BACILLUS CEREUS; BACTERIA (MICROORGANISMS); ENTEROBACTER AEROGENES; ESCHERICHIA COLI; KLEBSIELLA SP.; LACTOCOCCUS LACTIS; MICROCOCCUS; PROTEUS VULGARIS; PSEUDOMONAS AERUGINOSA; STAPHYLOCOCCUS AUREUS;

EID: 70749143162     PISSN: 00333506     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.puhe.2009.09.015     Document Type: Article

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