Physicochemical and microbiological assessment of recreational and drinking waters

Environmental Monitoring and Assessment

Volumn 184, Issue 5, 2012, Pages 2691-2698

  Kumar, Shailendra ^a   Tripathi, Vinayak R ^a   Garg, Satyendra K ^a  

^a DR RAM MANOHAR LOHIA AVADH UNIVERSITY   (India)

Author keywords

Drinking water; Enteric pathogens; MPN test; Recreational water; Water quality

Indexed keywords

DRINKING WATER SOURCES; DUG WELL; E. COLI; ENTERIC BACTERIA; ENTEROBACTER; HUMAN HEALTH; HUMAN USE; IN-PIPE; KLEBSIELLA SP; MICROBIAL QUALITY; MICROBIOLOGICAL QUALITY; MOST PROBABLE NUMBER; MPN TEST; PATHOGENIC BACTERIUM; PHYSICOCHEMICAL STUDIES; RECREATIONAL WATER; REMEDIAL MEASURES; SEROTYPING; SHALLOW DEPTHS; TOTAL COLIFORMS; TUBEWELLS; WATER LOGGING; WATER SAMPLES; WATER SOURCE;

ESCHERICHIA COLI; GROUNDWATER; HEALTH RISKS; POTABLE WATER; SALMONELLA; SEPTIC TANKS; SEWAGE; TUBES (COMPONENTS); WATER ANALYSIS; WATER QUALITY;

WATER POLLUTION;

DRINKING WATER; GROUND WATER; RECREATIONAL WATER; SURFACE WATER; UNCLASSIFIED DRUG; WATER;

BACTERIUM; DRINKING WATER; GROUNDWATER; HEALTH RISK; MICROBIOLOGY; PATHOGEN; PHYSICOCHEMICAL PROPERTY; SURFACE WATER; WATER AVAILABILITY; WATER QUALITY; WATER SUPPLY;

ARTICLE; BACTERIUM ISOLATION; COLIFORM BACTERIUM; ENTEROBACTER; ESCHERICHIA COLI; HEALTH HAZARD; INDIA; KLEBSIELLA; MICROBIOLOGICAL EXAMINATION; NONHUMAN; PHYSICAL CHEMISTRY; POND; RISK ASSESSMENT; RIVER; SAFETY; SALMONELLA; SHIGELLA; WATER ANALYSIS; WATER CONTAMINATION; WATER POLLUTION; WATER QUALITY; WATER SAMPLING; WATER SUPPLY;

BACTERIA; DRINKING WATER; ENVIRONMENTAL MONITORING; FRESH WATER; RECREATION; WATER MICROBIOLOGY; WATER POLLUTANTS; WATER SUPPLY;

AYODHYA; FAIZABAD; INDIA; UTTAR PRADESH;

ENTEROBACTER SP.; ENTEROBACTERIACEAE; ESCHERICHIA COLI; KLEBSIELLA SP.; SALMONELLA SP.; SHIGELLA SP.;

EID: 84862886577     PISSN: 01676369     EISSN: 15732959     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s10661-011-2144-1     Document Type: Article

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