Microbiological quality of bottled water brands sold in retail outlets in New Zealand

Water Science and Technology: Water Supply

Volumn 10, Issue 5, 2010, Pages 689-699

  Svagzdiene, R ^a   Lau, R ^b   Page, R A ^b  

^a Royal Borough of Kensington and Chelsea   (United Kingdom)

^b MASSEY UNIVERSITY   (New Zealand)

Author keywords

Bottled water; Coliforms; Compliance; Microbiological quality; Mineral water

Indexed keywords

BEVERAGES; ESCHERICHIA COLI; MOLDS; WATER QUALITY;

BOTTLED WATER; COLIFORMS; COMPLIANCE; MICROBIOLOGICAL QUALITY; MINERAL WATER;

MANUFACTURE;

DRINKING WATER; MINERAL WATER;

BACTERIUM; COMPLIANCE; GROWTH RATE; MICROBIOLOGY; MINERAL; PATHOGENICITY; QUESTIONNAIRE SURVEY; SPECIES DIVERSITY; WATER POLLUTION; WATER QUALITY; YEAST;

ARTICLE; AUSTRALIA; ENTEROCOCCACEAE; ESCHERICHIA COLI; MARKET; MICROBIAL CONTAMINATION; MICROBIOLOGICAL EXAMINATION; MONITORING; MOULD; NEW ZEALAND; NONHUMAN; PSEUDOMONAS AERUGINOSA; QUESTIONNAIRE; WATER MANAGEMENT; WATER QUALITY; YEAST;

AUSTRALIA; NEW ZEALAND;

ESCHERICHIA COLI; PSEUDOMONAS AERUGINOSA;

EID: 79951737733     PISSN: 16069749     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.2166/ws.2010.384     Document Type: Article

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