Predictive indicators of the safety of swimming pool waters

Water Science and Technology

Volumn 60, Issue 12, 2009, Pages 3101-3107

  Nikaeen, M ^a   Hatamzadeh, M ^a   Vahid Dastjerdi, M ^a   Hassanzadeh, A ^a  

^a ISFAHAN UNIVERSITY OF MEDICAL SCIENCES   (Iran)

Author keywords

Free chlorine; Isfahan; Microbial indicators; Safety; Swimming pool

Indexed keywords

BACTERIA; BIOMATERIALS; CHLORINE; CUSTOMER SATISFACTION; DISINFECTION; ENZYME INHIBITION; QUALITY CONTROL; SWIMMING POOLS; THERMAL CONDUCTIVITY; TOTAL QUALITY MANAGEMENT; TURBIDITY;

CORRELATION ANALYSIS; DISINFECTION PROCESS; FECAL COLIFORMS; FECAL STREPTOCOCCI; FREE CHLORINE; HETEROTROPHIC BACTERIAS; HETEROTROPHIC PLATE COUNTS; INDOOR SWIMMING POOL; ISFAHAN; MICROBIAL INDICATORS; MICROBIAL PARAMETERS; PREDICTIVE INDICATORS; PSEUDOMONAS AERUGINOSA; STAPHYLOCOCCUS AUREUS; SWIMMING POOL WATER; TOTAL COLIFORMS; WATER SAMPLES;

LAKES;

CHLORINE; SWIMMING POOL WATER; UNCLASSIFIED DRUG; WATER; DISINFECTANT AGENT;

CHLORINE; CONCENTRATION (COMPOSITION); CORRELATION; DISINFECTION; MICROBIAL ACTIVITY; MICROBIAL COMMUNITY; PARAMETERIZATION; PHYSICOCHEMICAL PROPERTY; POOL; QUALITY CONTROL; SAMPLE PREPARATION;

CONDUCTANCE; CONFERENCE PAPER; DISINFECTION; FECAL COLIFORM; HETEROTROPHY; IRAN; MICROBIAL CONTAMINATION; PARAMETER; PH MEASUREMENT; PHYSICAL CHEMISTRY; PREDICTIVE VALIDITY; PSEUDOMONAS AERUGINOSA; QUALITY CONTROL; SAFETY; STAPHYLOCOCCUS AUREUS; STREPTOCOCCUS; SWIMMING POOL; TEMPERATURE MEASUREMENT; TURBIDITY; WATER ANALYSIS; WATER MANAGEMENT; WATER QUALITY; WATER SAMPLING; ARTICLE; CHEMISTRY; CITY; FORECASTING; MICROBIOLOGY; STANDARD;

PSEUDOMONAS AERUGINOSA; STAPHYLOCOCCUS AUREUS;

CHLORINE; CITIES; DISINFECTANTS; FORECASTING; IRAN; PHYSICOCHEMICAL PHENOMENA; QUALITY CONTROL; SAFETY; SWIMMING POOLS; WATER; WATER MICROBIOLOGY;

EID: 77649221537     PISSN: 02731223     EISSN: None     Source Type: Book Series    
DOI: 10.2166/wst.2009.746     Document Type: Article

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