Microbial contamination detection in water resources: Interest of current optical methods, trends and needs in the context of climate change

International Journal of Environmental Research and Public Health

Volumn 11, Issue 4, 2014, Pages 4292-4310

  Jung, Aude Valérie ^a,b,c,d   Cann, Pierre Le ^b,c,d   Roig, Benoit ^b,c,d,e   Thomas, Olivier ^b,c,d   Baurès, Estelle ^b,c,d   Thomas, Marie Florence ^a,d  

^a School of Environmental Engineering (EME)   (France)

^b EHESP SCHOOL OF PUBLIC HEALTH   (France)

^c UNIVERSITÉ DE RENNES 1   (France)

^d UNIVERSITÉ EUROPÉENNE DE BRETAGNE   (France)

^e CC 051 Pl E Bataillon   (France)

Author keywords

Colloids; Heavy rainfall; Optical methods; Pathogens; Turbidity

Indexed keywords

CLIMATE CHANGE; COLLOID; DETECTION METHOD; DRINKING WATER; MICROBIOLOGY; OPTICAL METHOD; PATHOGEN; RAINFALL; RISK ASSESSMENT; TURBIDITY; WATER POLLUTION;

BIOSENSOR; CLIMATE CHANGE; CYTOMETRY; FLUORESCENCE; METEOROLOGY; MICROBIAL CONTAMINATION; MICROBIAL KINETICS; NONHUMAN; OPTICS; PARTICLE SIZE; POLLUTION MONITORING; REVIEW; SEDIMENT; SPECTROPHOTOMETRY; TURBIDITY; VEGETATION; WATER ANALYSIS; WATER CONTAMINATION; WATER QUALITY; WATER SUPPLY;

CLIMATE CHANGE; ENVIRONMENTAL MONITORING; OPTICAL PHENOMENA; WATER MICROBIOLOGY; WATER POLLUTION;

EID: 84898871761     PISSN: 16617827     EISSN: 16604601     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.3390/ijerph110404292     Document Type: Review

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