Erratum: Detection of bacterial endotoxin in drinking tap and bottled water in Kuwait (Environmental Monitoring and Assessment (2012) 184 (7323-7328) DOI: 10.1007/s10661-011-2501-0);Detection of bacterial endotoxin in drinking tap and bottled water in Kuwait

Environmental Monitoring and Assessment

Volumn 184, Issue 12, 2012, Pages 7323-7328

  Abdulraheem, Abdulkareem ^a   Mustafa, Seham ^a   Al Saffar, Nabeel ^a   Shahjahan, Muhammed ^b  

^a Applied Medical Sciences Department   (Kuwait)

^b MINISTRY OF HEALTH   (Kuwait)

Author keywords

Bottled water; Endotoxin; LAL test; Tap water

Indexed keywords

ENVIRONMENTAL IMPACT ASSESSMENTS; ENVIRONMENTAL PROTECTION;

AVERAGE CONCENTRATION; BACTERIAL ENDOTOXINS; BOTTLED WATER; ENDOTOXIN; EXPERIMENTAL INVESTIGATIONS; LOCAL MARKETS; TAP WATER;

POTABLE WATER;

BOTTLED WATER; DRINKING WATER; ENDOTOXIN; TAP WATER; UNCLASSIFIED DRUG; WATER;

BACTERIUM; CONCENTRATION (COMPOSITION); DRINKING WATER; TOXIN;

ARTICLE; COMPARATIVE STUDY; CONCENTRATION (PARAMETERS); KUWAIT; LIMULUS LYSATE TEST; STANDARD; TOXIN ANALYSIS; WATER ANALYSIS; WATER QUALITY; WATER SAMPLING;

KUWAIT [MIDDLE EAST];

BACTERIA (MICROORGANISMS); LIMULUS AMOEBOCYTE;

EID: 84871835633     PISSN: 01676369     EISSN: 15732959     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s10661-013-3232-1     Document Type: Erratum

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