Handbook of Water and Wastewater MicrobiologyDuncan Mara, Nigel J. Horan Elsevier, 7 ago 2003 - 832 pagine "Access to safe water is a fundamental human need and therefore a basic human right" --Kofi Annan, United Nations Secretary General Edited by two world-renowned scientists in the field, The Handbook of Water and Wastewater Microbiology provides a definitive and comprehensive coverage of water and wastewater microbiology. With contributions from experts from around the world, this book gives a global perspective on the important issues faced in the provision of safe drinking water, the problems of dealing with aquatic pollution and the processes involved in wastewater management. Starting with an introductory chapter of basic microbiological principles, The Handbook of Water and Wastewater Microbiology develops these principles further, ensuring that this is the essential text for process engineers with little microbiological experience and specialist microbiologists alike.
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... water (see Chapter 7). 5.1. Drinking. water. There is little question that application of the coliform test (APHA, 1998) has been a major factor in the improvement and maintenance of drinking water quality. Whether monitoring a broader ...
... drinking water. Sources of contamination are much more diverse and far less controllable than is the case for drinking water and the types of contact with recreational and labour water are also quite diverse. Moreover, natural runoff ...
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... drinking waters, it is highly unlikely that these numbers are measurable. For example, in the case of Cryptosporidium, assuming all exposure is from drinking water and that water consumption is 2 litres per adult per day, the daily ...
... water (76/160/EEC). Official Journal of the European Communities L31/1–7(5 February). Department of the Environment (1994). The Microbiology of Water 1994. Part 1 Drinking Water. Her Majesty's Stationery Office, London. Deere, D. and ...
Sommario
Part 2 Water and Excreta Related Diseases | 175 |
Part 3 Microbiology of Wastewater Treatment | 315 |
Part 4 Drinking Water Microbiology | 611 |
Useful Websites | 794 |
Index | 797 |