The Coliform Index and Waterborne Disease: Problems of Microbial Drinking Water Assessment

ISBN-13: 9780367866303 / Angielski / Miękka / 2019 / 208 str.

Cara Gleeson; Nick Gray

Opis

This book provides the first full account of the nature and applications of the Coliform Index, coverage of new and proposed water quality legislation and details of emerging pathogens in water as well as an evaluation of the role of the "coliform

Recenzje

'...will certainly be of interest for water companies at all levels.' - Journal of the European Water Pollution control Association

'An essential tool for water companies at all levels...a useful reference work... - Water Bulletin

Spis treści

Microbial water quality.  Indicator organisms and the 'coliform concept'.  Evaluation of standard methods for the enumeration of coliforms from drinking waters.  Alternative techniques for the isolation and enumeration of coliforms and E. coli from drinking water.  Alternative indicator systems for water quality analysis.  The significance of emerging pathogens on water quality assessment.  The future of the coliform index.

O autorze

Cara Gleeson and Nick Gray