Microbiological assessment of river water used for the irrigation of fresh produce in a sub-urban community in Sobantu, South Africa

Food Research International

Volumn 47, Issue 2, 2012, Pages 300-305

  Gemmell, Megan E ^a   Schmidt, Stefan ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF KWAZULU NATAL   (South Africa)

Author keywords

Food safety; Irrigation water; Minimally processed foods; Pathogens; PCR; Water and food quality

Indexed keywords

AEROBIC PLATE COUNTS; DEPARTMENT OF HEALTHS; FECAL COLIFORM; FECAL COLIFORMS; FOOD QUALITY; FRESH PRODUCE; FRESH WATER; IRRIGATION WATERS; LOW COST HOUSING; MAXIMUM VALUES; MICRO-BIOLOGICAL PARAMETERS; MICROBIOLOGICAL QUALITY; PCR; PHYSICO-CHEMICALS; POTENTIAL RISKS; RIVER WATER; RIVER WATER QUALITY; SOUTH AFRICA; TOTAL COLIFORMS; WORLD HEALTH ORGANIZATION;

CHEMICAL ANALYSIS; CHEMICAL OXYGEN DEMAND; DEVELOPING COUNTRIES; ESCHERICHIA COLI; FOOD SAFETY; HEALTH RISKS; PATHOGENS; RIVERS; WATER QUALITY; WATER SUPPLY;

IRRIGATION;

ESCHERICHIA COLI;

EID: 84861747302     PISSN: 09639969     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.foodres.2011.07.016     Document Type: Article

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