Safety assessment of greenhouse hydroponic tomatoes irrigated with reclaimed and surface water

International Journal of Food Microbiology

Volumn 191, Issue , 2014, Pages 97-102

  Lopez Galvez, Francisco ^a   Allende, Ana ^a   Pedrero Salcedo, Francisco ^a   Alarcon, Juan Jose ^a   Gil, Maria Isabel ^a  

^a RESEARCH GROUP ON QUALITY   (Spain)

Author keywords

Agricultural practices; Food safety; Fresh produce; Irrigation water

Indexed keywords

FERTILIZER; SURFACE WATER;

ARTICLE; BACTERIUM CONTAMINATION; ESCHERICHIA COLI; FERTIGATION; FOOD SAFETY; GREENHOUSE; HARVEST PERIOD; HYDROPONICS; IRRIGATION (AGRICULTURE); LIMIT OF DETECTION; LISTERIA; NONHUMAN; PLANT GROWTH; REAL TIME POLYMERASE CHAIN REACTION; REVERSE TRANSCRIPTION POLYMERASE CHAIN REACTION; RISK ASSESSMENT; SALMONELLA; SHIGA TOXIN PRODUCING ESCHERICHIA COLI; TOMATO; WASTE WATER MANAGEMENT; WATER SAMPLING; WATER SUPPLY; AGRICULTURE; ANIMAL; BACTERIA; FOOD CONTROL; GENETICS; GROWTH, DEVELOPMENT AND AGING; ISOLATION AND PURIFICATION; MICROBIOLOGY; STANDARDS; TEMPERATURE;

LYCOPERSICON ESCULENTUM;

AGRICULTURAL IRRIGATION; AGRICULTURE; ANIMALS; BACTERIA; FERTILIZERS; FOOD MICROBIOLOGY; FOOD SAFETY; HYDROPONICS; LYCOPERSICON ESCULENTUM; TEMPERATURE; WATER MICROBIOLOGY;

EID: 84907526153     PISSN: 01681605     EISSN: 18793460     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.ijfoodmicro.2014.09.004     Document Type: Article

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