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Record Nr.

UNINA9910811707603321

Autore

Bartram J

Titolo

Heterotrophic Plate Counts and Drinking-water Safety The Significance of HPCs for Water Quality and Human Health

Pubbl/distr/stampa

London, : IWA Publishing, 2014

ISBN

1-78040-594-4

Edizione

[1st ed.]

Descrizione fisica

1 online resource (272 p.)

Collana

Who water series

Altri autori (Persone)

CotruvoJ

Soggetti

Bacteria

Drinking water -- Analysis

Drinking water -- Standards

Lingua di pubblicazione

Inglese

Formato

Materiale a stampa

Livello bibliografico

Monografia

Note generali

Description based upon print version of record.

Nota di contenuto

Cover -- Copyright -- Contents -- Foreword -- Acknowledgements -- List of acronyms and abbreviations -- Robert Koch -- 1. Expert consensus: Expert Meeting Group Report -- 2. Public health aspects of the role of HPC - an introduction -- 3. The history and use of HPC in drinking-water quality management -- 4. The presence of bacteria in water after regrowth -- 5. Bacteria of potential health concern -- 6. Relationships between common water bacteria and pathogens in drinking-water -- 7. Epidemiological and risk assessment evidence of disease linked to HPC bacteria -- 8. Infections from HPC organisms in drinking-water amongst the immunocompromised -- 9. Methods to identify and enumerate frank and opportunistic bacterial pathogens in water and biofilms -- 10. Conditions favouring coliform and HPC bacterial growth in drinking-water and on water contact surfaces -- 11. Managing regrowth in drinking-water distribution systems -- 12. The role of HPC in managing the treatment and distribution of drinking-water -- Index.