In-situ tryptophan-like fluorescence: A real-time indicator of faecal contamination in drinking water supplies

Water Research

Volumn 81, Issue , 2015, Pages 38-46

  Sorensen, J P R ^a   Lapworth, D J ^a   Marchant, B P ^a   Nkhuwa, D C W ^b   Pedley, S ^c   Stuart, M E ^a   Bell, R A ^a   Chirwa, M ^b   Kabika, J ^b   Liemisa, M ^d   Chibesa, M ^d  

^a BRITISH GEOLOGICAL SURVEY   (United Kingdom)

^b UNIVERSITY OF ZAMBIA   (Zambia)

^c UNIVERSITY OF SURREY   (United Kingdom)

^d Lukanga Water and Sewerage Company Limited   (Zambia)

Author keywords

Africa; Fluorescence spectrophotometry; Pathogens; Thermotolerant coliforms; Tryptophan like; Waste water

Indexed keywords

AMINO ACIDS; AQUIFERS; GROUNDWATER POLLUTION; GROUNDWATER RESOURCES; PATHOGENS; POTABLE WATER; REAL TIME SYSTEMS; VIRUSES; WATER SUPPLY;

AFRICA; COLIFORMS; DRINKING WATER SUPPLIES; ENTERIC PATHOGENS; FECAL CONTAMINATION; FLUORESCENCE SPECTROPHOTOMETRY; REAL- TIME; THERMOTOLERANT; THERMOTOLERANT COLIFORM; TRYPTOPHAN-LIKE;

FLUORESCENCE;

DRINKING WATER; GROUND WATER; NITRATE; TRYPTOPHAN; NITRIC ACID DERIVATIVE;

AMINO ACID; BIOINDICATOR; DEVELOPING WORLD; DRINKING WATER; FECAL COLIFORM; FLUORESCENCE; FLUORESCENCE SPECTROSCOPY; GROUNDWATER POLLUTION; LABORATORY METHOD; PATHOGEN; RISK ASSESSMENT; SAMPLING; VIRUS; WATER SUPPLY;

AFRICA; AQUIFER; ARTICLE; ENTERIC VIRUS; FECES; FLUORESCENCE; INDICATOR ORGANISM; PRIORITY JOURNAL; SEASON; SEASONAL VARIATION; THERMOTOLERANT COLIFORM; TURBIDITY; WATER CONTAMINATION; WATER SUPPLY; ENVIRONMENTAL MONITORING; MICROBIOLOGY; PROCEDURES; SPECTROFLUOROMETRY; ZAMBIA;

AFRICA;

DRINKING WATER; ENVIRONMENTAL MONITORING; GROUNDWATER; NITRATES; SEASONS; SPECTROMETRY, FLUORESCENCE; TRYPTOPHAN; WATER MICROBIOLOGY; ZAMBIA;

EID: 84930199003     PISSN: 00431354     EISSN: 18792448     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.watres.2015.05.035     Document Type: Article

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