Heterotrophic plate counts and drinking-water safety :
General Material Designation
[Book]
Other Title Information
the significance of HPCs for water quality and human health /
First Statement of Responsibility
edited by J. Bartram ... [et al.]
.PUBLICATION, DISTRIBUTION, ETC
Place of Publication, Distribution, etc.
London, UK :
Name of Publisher, Distributor, etc.
IWA Pub.,
Date of Publication, Distribution, etc.
2003
PHYSICAL DESCRIPTION
Specific Material Designation and Extent of Item
xiii, 256 p. :
Other Physical Details
ill. ;
Dimensions
23 cm
SERIES
Series Title
Emerging issues in water and infectious disease series
INTERNAL BIBLIOGRAPHIES/INDEXES NOTE
Text of Note
Includes bibliographical references and index
CONTENTS NOTE
Text of Note
1. Expert consensus / Expert meeting group report -- 2. Public health aspects of the role of HPC--an introduction / M. Exner, V. Vacata, and J. Gebel -- 3. The history and use of HPC in drinking-water quality management / P. Payment, D.P. Sartory, and D.J. Reasoner -- 4. The presence of bacteria in water after regrowth / C.R. Fricker -- 5. Bacteria of potential health concern / N.F. Lightfoot -- 6. Relationships between common water bacteria and pathogens in drinking-water / H. Leclerc -- 7. Epidemiological and risk assessment evidence of disease linked to HPC bacteria / P.R. Hunter -- 8. Infections from HPC organisms in drinking-water amongst the immunocompromised / A. Glasmacher, S. Engelhart, and M. Exner -- 9. Methods to identify and enumerate frank and opportunistic bacterial pathogens in water and biofilms / N.J. Ashbolt -- 10. Conditions favouring coliform and HPC bacterial growth in drinking-water and on water contact surfaces / M.W. LeChevallier -- 11. Managing regrowth in drinking-water distribution systems / D. van der Kooij -- 12. The role of HPC in managing the treatment and distribution of drinking-water / W. Robertson and T. Brooks