Irrigation water issues potentially related to the 2006 multistate E. coli O157:H7 outbreak associated with spinach

Agricultural Water Management

Volumn 98, Issue 9, 2011, Pages 1395-1402

  Gelting, Richard J ^a   Baloch, Mansoor A ^a   Zarate Bermudez, Max A ^a   Selman, Carol ^a  

^a NATIONAL CENTER FOR ENVIRONMENTAL HEALTH   (United States)

Author keywords

Agriculture; California; Food safety; Fresh produce; Groundwater surface water interactions; Outbreak investigation

Indexed keywords

CALIFORNIA; CENTERS FOR DISEASE CONTROL AND PREVENTIONS; CONTAMINATION SOURCES; E.COLI O157:H7; EMERGENCY RESPONSE; ENVIRONMENTAL FACTORS; ENVIRONMENTAL INVESTIGATION; ESCHERICHIA COLI O157:H7; FOOD AND DRUG ADMINISTRATION; FRESH PRODUCE; GROUNDWATER-SURFACE WATER INTERACTION; IRRIGATION WATERS; MULTI STATE; OUTBREAK INVESTIGATION; PUBLIC HEALTH; READY-TO-EAT;

DISEASE CONTROL; ESCHERICHIA COLI; GROUNDWATER; HEALTH; HEALTH RISKS; INVESTMENTS; IRRIGATION; SURFACE WATERS; WATER SUPPLY;

FOOD SAFETY;

AGRICULTURAL PRACTICE; BACTERIAL DISEASE; COLIFORM BACTERIUM; FOOD SAFETY; GROUNDWATER-SURFACE WATER INTERACTION; IRRIGATION SYSTEM; LEAFY VEGETABLE; PEST OUTBREAK; RISK FACTOR; SPATIOTEMPORAL ANALYSIS;

CALIFORNIA; UNITED STATES;

ESCHERICHIA COLI; SPINACIA OLERACEA;

EID: 79959663036     PISSN: 03783774     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.agwat.2011.04.004     Document Type: Article

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