Influence of sample preservation on endotoxin measurement in water

Water Science and Technology

Volumn 60, Issue 6, 2009, Pages 1615-1619

  O'Toole, J ^a,b   Sinclair, M ^a,b   Jeavons, T ^a   Leder, K ^a,b  

^a MONASH UNIVERSITY   (Australia)

^b CRC for Water Quality and Treatment ^*  (Australia)

Author keywords

Endotoxin; LAL assay; Water sample preservation

Indexed keywords

CONCENTRATION OF; HEALTH EFFECTS; LAL ASSAY; SAMPLE PRESERVATION; SAMPLE STORAGE; SODIUM THIOSULPHATE; STANDARDISATION; STATISTICAL ANALYSIS; WATER SAMPLES; WATER SOURCE; WATER TYPES;

SODIUM;

CHLORINE; ENDOTOXIN; PYROGEN; SODIUM THIOSULFATE;

BIOASSAY; FREEZING; PRESERVATION; STANDARDIZATION; STATISTICAL ANALYSIS; THAWING; THIOSULFATE; TOXICITY TEST; TOXIN; WATER;

ARTICLE; CONCENTRATION (PARAMETERS); CONTAINER; CONTROLLED STUDY; FREEZING; MONITORING; NONHUMAN; PRESERVATION; STANDARDIZATION; STORAGE TEMPERATURE; THAWING; WATER ANALYSIS; WATER SUPPLY;

ANALYTIC SAMPLE PREPARATION METHODS; ANIMALS; ENDOTOXINS; FREEZING; HORSESHOE CRABS; MEMBRANE PROTEINS; TEMPERATURE; THIOSULFATES; TIME FACTORS; WATER;

EID: 77953170573     PISSN: 02731223     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.2166/wst.2009.494     Document Type: Article

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