Heterotrophic plate counts and drinking-water safety the significance of HPCs for water quality and human health / edited by J. Bartram ... [et al.].
| Other author | Bartram, Jamie. |
| Other author | World Health Organization. |
| Format | Electronic |
| Publication Info | London, UK : IWA Pub., |
| Description | xiii, 256 p. : ill. ; 23 cm. |
| Supplemental Content | Full text available from Ebook Central - Academic Complete |
| Subjects |
| Series | Emerging issues in water and infectious disease series Emerging issues in water and infectious disease series. ^A871785 |
| Contents | Expert consensus / Expert meeting group report -- Public health aspects of the role of HPC--an introduction / M. Exner, V. Vacata, and J. Gebel -- The history and use of HPC in drinking-water quality management / P. Payment, D.P. Sartory, and D.J. Reasoner -- The presence of bacteria in water after regrowth / C.R. Fricker -- Bacteria of potential health concern / N.F. Lightfoot -- Relationships between common water bacteria and pathogens in drinking-water / H. Leclerc -- Epidemiological and risk assessment evidence of disease linked to HPC bacteria / P.R. Hunter -- Infections from HPC organisms in drinking-water amongst the immunocompromised / A. Glasmacher, S. Engelhart, and M. Exner -- Methods to identify and enumerate frank and opportunistic bacterial pathogens in water and biofilms / N.J. Ashbolt -- Conditions favouring coliform and HPC bacterial growth in drinking-water and on water contact surfaces / M.W. LeChevallier -- Managing regrowth in drinking-water distribution systems / D. van der Kooij -- The role of HPC in managing the treatment and distribution of drinking-water / W. Robertson and T. Brooks. |
| Bibliography note | Includes bibliographical references and index. |
| Access restriction | Available only to authorized users. |
| Technical details | Mode of access: World Wide Web |
| Genre/form | Electronic books. |
| ISBN | 9781843390251 (IWA Publishing) |
| ISBN | 1843390256 (IWA Publishing) |
| ISBN | 9789241562263 (WHO) |
| ISBN | 9241562269 (WHO) |