Bacteriological water testing by H2S method

Water and Sanitation for All - Partnerships and Innovations: Proceedings of the 23rd WEDC Conference

Volumn , Issue , 1997, Pages 174-177

  Pillai, J ^a   Gibbs, R ^a   Mathew, K ^a   Ho, G E ^a  

^a MURDOCH UNIVERSITY   (Australia)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

EID: 84891413202     PISSN: None     EISSN: None     Source Type: Conference Proceeding    
DOI: None     Document Type: Conference Paper

References (15)

1. CASTILLO, G., DUARTE, R., RUIZ, Z., MARUCIC, M.T., HONORATO, B., MERCADO, R., COLOMA, V., LORCA, V., MARTINS, M.T. and DUTKA, B.J., 1994, Evaluation of disinfected and untreated drinking water supplies in Chile by the H2S paper strip test. Water Research. 28:1765-1770.
2. COWAN, S.T., 1974, Cowan and Steels's Manual for the Identification of Medical Bacteria. Cambridge University, London.
3. GAWTHORNE, T., GIBBS, R.A., MATHEW, K., and HO, G.E., 1996, H2S papers as presumptive tests for Salmonella contamination in tropical drinking Water.Wat Sci.Tech., 34(7-8): 187 - 194.
4. GRANT, M.A., and ZIEL, C.A., 1996, Evaluation of a simple screening test for faecal pollution in water. Journal of Water SRT- Aqua., 45(1): 13-18.
5. HU, C.J., GIBBS, R.A., and HO, G.E., 1995, Detection of Salmonella in composted waste water sludge. Environmental Science Report no 95/5. Murdoch University, Western Australia pp 38.
6. JAY, L.S. and DAVEY, J.A., 1989, Salmonella: characteristics, identification and enumeration. In: Buckle, K.A., Davey, J.A., Eyles, M.J., Hocking, A.D., Newton, G. and Stuttard, E.J.(eds), Foodborne microorganisms of Public Health Significance.pp 51-82, Australian Institute of Food Science andTechnology (NSW branch) Food Microbiology Group, Australia.
7. KASPER, P., GUILLEN, I., RIVELLI, D., MEZA, T., VELAZQUEZ, H., MINO, D., POZOLLI, L., NUNEZ, C., ZOULEK, G., 1992, Evaluation of a simple screening test for the quality of drinking water systems. Tropical Medical Parasitology, 43: 124-127.
8. MANJA, K.S., MAURYA, M.S. and RAO, K.M., 1982, A simple field test for the detection of faecal pollution in drinking water. Bulletin of the World Health Organisation. 60: 797-801.
9. NORTH, W.R and BARTRAM, M.T., 1953, The efficiency of selenite broth of different composition in the isolation of Salmonella. Appl. Microbiol. 1, 130.
10. PETERSON, D.J. and SCHORSCH, I., 1980, The microbiological surveillance of drinking water in Western Australia. WA Health Surveyor. 2(June). 7 - 11.
11. RATTO, A., DUTKA, B.J., VEGA, C., LOPEZ, C., and EL- SHAARAWI, A.H., 1989, Potable water assessed by coliphage and bacterial tests. Water Research. 23: 253-255.
12. SMITH, H.G., 1959a, On the nature of the selective action of selenite broth. J.Gen.Microbiol. 21: 61 - 71.
13. TOWNSEND, S.A., 1992, The relationships between salmonellas and faecal indicator bacteria concentrations in two pools in the Australia wet/dry tropics. Journal of Appl. Bacteriol. 73: 182 - 188.
14. VENKOBACHAR, C., KUMAR, D., TALREJA, K., KUMAR, A., and IYENGAR, L., 1994, Assessment of bacteriological water quality using a modified H2S strip test. J.Water.SRT. Aqua., 43(6): 311-314.
15. WHO, 1993, Guidelines for drinking water quality, Vol. 1 Recommendations, Second edition.