Microbial Contamination of Drinking Water and Human Health from Community Water Systems

Current environmental health reports

Volumn 2, Issue 1, 2015, Pages 95-106

  Ashbolt, Nicholas J ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF ALBERTA   (Canada)

Author keywords

Antimicrobial resistance; Bacteria; Enteric pathogen; Fungi; HACCP; Indicator; Opportunistic pathogen; Parasitic protozoa; QMRA; Risk management; Surrogate; Viruses; Water safety plans; Water based; Waterborne

Indexed keywords

DRINKING WATER;

ANIMAL; BOVINE; COMMUNICABLE DISEASE; DISEASE OUTBREAKS; ENVIRONMENTAL EXPOSURE; HUMAN; MICROBIOLOGY; PROCEDURES; PUBLIC HEALTH; STANDARDS; TRANSMISSION; VETERINARY; WATER MANAGEMENT; WATER SUPPLY;

ANIMALS; CATTLE; COMMUNICABLE DISEASES; DISEASE OUTBREAKS; DRINKING WATER; ENVIRONMENTAL EXPOSURE; HUMANS; PUBLIC HEALTH; WATER MICROBIOLOGY; WATER PURIFICATION; WATER SUPPLY;

EID: 85014736357     PISSN: None     EISSN: 21965412     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s40572-014-0037-5     Document Type: Article

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