Quantitative analysis of microbial contamination in private drinking water supply systems

Journal of Water and Health

Volumn 11, Issue 2, 2013, Pages 244-255

  Allevi, Richard P ^a   Krometis, Leigh Anne H ^a   Hagedorn, Charles ^b   Benham, Brian ^a   Lawrence, Annie H ^b   Ling, Erin J ^a   Ziegler, Peter E ^b  

^a Virginia Polytechnic Institute and State University   (United States)

^b VIRGINIA POLYTECHNIC INSTITUTE AND STATE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

Author keywords

Indicator organisms; Microbial source tracking; Optical brighteners; Private drinking USA water; Well

Indexed keywords

DRINKING WATER;

ANTHROPOGENIC SOURCE; COLIFORM BACTERIUM; DRINKING WATER; MICROBIAL COMMUNITY; POLYMERASE CHAIN REACTION; QUANTITATIVE ANALYSIS; REGRESSION ANALYSIS; SPRING WATER; WASTEWATER; WATER CHEMISTRY; WATER POLLUTION; WATER SUPPLY; WELL WATER;

ACCURACY; ARTICLE; CHEMICAL PARAMETERS; LIMIT OF DETECTION; MICROBIAL CONTAMINATION; NONHUMAN; POLYMERASE CHAIN REACTION; PREVALENCE; QUANTITATIVE ANALYSIS; TURBIDITY; WATER CONTAMINATION; WATER QUALITY; WATER SUPPLY;

ANIMALS; DRINKING WATER; FAMILY CHARACTERISTICS; VIRGINIA; WATER MICROBIOLOGY; WATER POLLUTANTS, CHEMICAL; WATER QUALITY; WATER SUPPLY; WATER WELLS;

UNITED STATES; VIRGINIA;

EID: 84880912451     PISSN: 14778920     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.2166/wh.2013.152     Document Type: Article

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