Microbial quality of drinking water from groundtanks and tankers at source and point-of-use in eThekwini Municipality, South Africa, and its relationship to health outcomes

Water SA

Volumn 39, Issue 5, 2013, Pages 663-674

  Singh, U ^a   Lutchmanariyan, R ^b   Wright, J ^c   Knight, S ^c   Jackson, S ^d   Langmark, J ^e   Vosloo, D ^f   Rodda, N ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF KWAZULU NATAL   (South Africa)

^b eThekwini Municipality   (South Africa)

^c UNIVERSITY OF KWAZULU NATAL   (South Africa)

^d MARINE AND COASTAL MANAGEMENT   (South Africa)

^e SWEDISH INSTITUTE FOR INFECTIOUS DISEASE CONTROL   (Sweden)

^f NONE

Author keywords

Drinking water; Hygiene; Point of use; Sanitation; Water quality; Water quantity

Indexed keywords

DRINKING WATER STANDARDS; HETEROTROPHIC BACTERIAS; HYGIENE; MICROBIAL WATER QUALITY; POINT OF USE; SOCIO-ECONOMIC STATUS; WATER QUALITY VARIABLES; WATER QUANTITIES;

CONTAINERS; DIGITAL STORAGE; ECONOMICS; ESCHERICHIA COLI; HEALTH; POTABLE WATER; SANITATION;

WATER QUALITY;

DEFECATION; DRINKING WATER; HEALTH IMPACT; HEALTH STATUS; MICROBIAL ACTIVITY; POINT SOURCE POLLUTION; SOCIOECONOMIC CONDITIONS; WATER QUALITY;

SOUTH AFRICA;

EID: 84892892751     PISSN: 03784738     EISSN: 18167950     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.4314/wsa.v39i5.11     Document Type: Article

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