Nationwide surveillance for pathogenic microorganisms in groundwater near carcass burials constructed in South Korea in 2010

International Journal of Environmental Research and Public Health

Volumn 10, Issue 12, 2013, Pages 7126-7143

  Joung, Ha Kyung ^a   Han, Sang Ha ^a   Park, Su Jung ^b   Jheong, Weon Hwa ^b   Ahn, Tae Seok ^c   Lee, Joong Bok ^d   Jeong, Yong Seok ^e   Jang, Kyung Lib ^f   Lee, Gyu Cheol ^g   Rhee, Ok Jae ^h   Park, Jeong Woong ⁱ   Paik, Soon Young ^a  

^a The Catholic University of Korea College of Medicine   (South Korea)

^b National Institute of Environmental Research   (South Korea)

^c Kangwon National University   (South Korea)

^d Konkuk University   (South Korea)

^e Kyung Hee University   (South Korea)

^f Pusan National University   (South Korea)

^g Korea Water Resources Corporation   (South Korea)

^h Dankook University   (South Korea)

ⁱ Sanigen Co Ltd   (South Korea)

Author keywords

Carcass burial; Groundwater; Pathogenic microorganism; Public health

Indexed keywords

GROUND WATER;

CULLING; DISEASE SPREAD; DRINKING WATER; FECAL COLIFORM; FOOT AND MOUTH DISEASE; GROUNDWATER; LEACHATE; PATHOGEN; POLLUTION MONITORING; PUBLIC HEALTH; WATER QUALITY;

ARTICLE; AUTUMN; BACTERIUM EXAMINATION; CARCASS; CLOSTRIDIUM PERFRINGENS; CONTROLLED STUDY; ENTEROVIRUS; ESCHERICHIA COLI; FECAL COLIFORM; HUMAN; MICROBIAL CONTAMINATION; NOROVIRUS; NUCLEOTIDE SEQUENCE; SAFETY; SALMONELLA; SHIGELLA; SOUTH KOREA; SPRING; VIRUS EXAMINATION; WATER ANALYSIS; WATER CONTAMINATION; WATER QUALITY; WATER SAMPLING;

SOUTH KOREA;

ANIMALIA; AVES; CLOSTRIDIUM PERFRINGENS; ENTEROVIRUS; ESCHERICHIA COLI; NOROVIRUS; SALMONELLA; SHIGELLA;

ANIMALS; BURIAL; CADAVER; CHICKENS; COLONY COUNT, MICROBIAL; DRINKING WATER; GROUNDWATER; LIVESTOCK; POLYMERASE CHAIN REACTION; REPUBLIC OF KOREA; WATER QUALITY;

EID: 84890447093     PISSN: 16617827     EISSN: 16604601     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.3390/ijerph10127126     Document Type: Article

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