New perspectives in monitoring drinking water microbial quality

International Journal of Environmental Research and Public Health

Volumn 7, Issue 12, 2010, Pages 4179-4202

  Jose Figueras M ^a   Borrego, Juan J ^b  

^a UNIVERSITAT ROVIRA I VIRGILI   (Spain)

^b UNIVERSITY OF MÁLAGA   (Spain)

Author keywords

Climate change; Drinking water quality; European drinking water directive; Indicator microorganisms; WSP

Indexed keywords

DRINKING WATER;

BACTERIOPHAGE; CLIMATE CHANGE; COLIFORM BACTERIUM; ENTEROCOCCUS; ENVIRONMENTAL MANAGEMENT; ENVIRONMENTAL MONITORING; ENVIRONMENTAL PLANNING; EPIDEMIC; ESCHERICHIA COLI; EUROPE; FECAL COLIFORM; FECES MICROFLORA; GASTROENTERITIS; HUMAN; INDICATOR ORGANISM; INTESTINE FLORA; LAW ENFORCEMENT; MICROBIAL CONTAMINATION; NONHUMAN; POLLUTION MONITORING; POPULATION RECOVERY; PRACTICE GUIDELINE; PUBLIC HEALTH SERVICE; REVIEW; STREPTOCOCCUS; WATER ANALYSIS; WATER CONTAMINATION; WATER POLLUTION CONTROL; WATER POLLUTION INDICATOR; WATER QUALITY; WORLD HEALTH ORGANIZATION;

EID: 78650861812     PISSN: None     EISSN: 16604601     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.3390/ijerph7124179     Document Type: Review

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