Naegleria fowleri: An emerging drinking water pathogen

Journal - American Water Works Association

Volumn 106, Issue 10, 2014, Pages E418-E432

  Bartrand, Timothy A ^a   Causey, Jonathan Jake ^b   Clancy, Jennifer L ^a  

^a Corona Environmental Consulting LLC ^*  (United States)

^b LOUISIANA DEPARTMENT OF HEALTH AND HOSPITALS   (United States)

Author keywords

Microbial risk; Naegleria fowleri; Premise plumbing

Indexed keywords

DISINFECTANTS; DISINFECTION; GROUNDWATER; INFORMATION MANAGEMENT; PLUMBING; PROTOZOA; SURFACE WATERS; WATER SUPPLY; WATER TREATMENT; WATERWORKS;

AUSTRALIA; CAUSATIVE AGENTS; DRINKING WATER SUPPLIES; FREE LIVINGS; GROUNDWATER SYSTEM; MICROBIAL RISK; NAEGLERIUM FOWLERI; PREMISE PLUMBINGS; WARM WATER; WATER SYSTEM; DISTRIBUTION SYSTEMS; ENVIRONMENTAL OCCURRENCE; KNOWLEDGE GAPS; NAEGLERIA FOWLERI; WATER TEMPERATURES;

POTABLE WATER;

EID: 84986893439     PISSN: 0003150X     EISSN: 15518833     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.5942/jawwa.2014.106.0140     Document Type: Review

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