▪ Abstract Emerging pathogens in drinking water have become increasingly important during
the decade. These include newly-recognized pathogens from fecal sources such as …

Increases in population over the past century have placed tremendous pressures on water
resources of both the developed and developing world. These pressures include direct …

The microbiological quality of drinking water is a concern to consumers, water suppliers,
regulators and public health authorities alike. The potential of drinking water to transport …

Waterborne disease statistics only begin to estimate the global burden of infectious diseases
from contaminated drinking water. Diarrheal disease is dramatically underreported and …

In industrial countries, we take safe drinking water for granted. Due to an increase in world
population, the microbiological safety of drinking water is becoming a worldwide concern …

Inadequate drinking water quality and poor sanitation have remained the world's major
causes of preventable morbidity and mortality. In 1996 the OECD called for concerted action …

A study was conducted to determine the numbers and types of bacteria found in three water
sources—bottled water, water cooler water, and tap water—and to determine their virulence …

Water is essential to life, but many people do not have access to clean and safe drinking
water and many die of waterborne bacterial infections. In this review a general …

Higher organisms are ubiquitous in surface waters, and some species can proliferate in
granular filters of water treatment plants and colonize distribution systems. Meanwhile, some …

Biological stability of drinking water refers to the concept of providing consumers with
drinking water of same microbial quality at the tap as produced at the water treatment facility …