An assessment of microbiological water quality of six water source categories in north-east Uganda

Journal of Water and Health

Volumn 8, Issue 3, 2010, Pages 550-560

  Parker, A H ^a   Youlten, R ^a   Dillon, M ^a   Nussbaumer, T ^a   Carter, R C ^a   Tyrrel, S F ^a   Webster, J ^a  

^a CRANFIELD UNIVERSITY   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Faecal contamination; Groundwater; Microbiology; Roofwater harvesting; Sanitary survey; Water quality

Indexed keywords

DRINKING WATER; GROUND WATER; FRESH WATER; WATER POLLUTANT;

FECES; HYPOTHESIS TESTING; MICROBIAL COMMUNITY; MILLENIUM DEVELOPMENT GOAL; SANITATION; STANDARD (REGULATION); WATER QUALITY; WATER RESOURCE; WATER SUPPLY;

ARTICLE; HEALTH SURVEY; MICROBIOLOGY; RISK ASSESSMENT; SANITATION; UGANDA; WATER QUALITY; WATER SUPPLY; ANALYSIS; ENVIRONMENTAL MONITORING; HUMAN; NONPARAMETRIC TEST; PROCEDURES; QUESTIONNAIRE; STANDARDS; WATER POLLUTANT;

UGANDA;

ENVIRONMENTAL MONITORING; FRESH WATER; HUMANS; QUESTIONNAIRES; STATISTICS, NONPARAMETRIC; UGANDA; WATER MICROBIOLOGY; WATER POLLUTANTS; WATER SUPPLY;

EID: 77956259472     PISSN: 14778920     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.2166/wh.2010.128     Document Type: Article

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