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Drinking Water Microbiology

Progress and Recent Developments

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  • © 1990

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Editors:
  1. Gordon A. McFeters

    1. Department of Microbiology, Montana State University, Bozeman, USA

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Part of the book series: Brock Springer Series in Contemporary Bioscience (BROCK/SPRINGER)

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Table of contents (23 chapters)

  1. Front Matter

    Pages i-xv
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  2. Microbiology of Source Water

    1. Front Matter

      Pages 1-1
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    2. Microbiological Quality of Source Waters for Water Supply

      • Edwin E. Geldreich
      Pages 3-31

    3. Tropical Source Water

      • Terry C. Hazen, Gary A. Toranzos
      Pages 32-53

  3. Microbiology of Drinking Water Treatment

    1. Front Matter

      Pages 55-55
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    2. Assimilable Organic Carbon (AOC) in Drinking Water

      • D. van der Kooij
      Pages 57-87

    3. Effect of Starvation on Bacterial Resistance to Disinfectants

      • A. Matin, S. Harakeh
      Pages 88-103

    4. Microbiology of Activated Carbon

      • Mark W. LeChevallier, Gordon A. McFeters
      Pages 104-119

    5. Microbiology and Drinking Water Filtration

      • Gary S. Logsdon
      Pages 120-146

    6. Home Treatment Devices and Water Quality

      • Edwin E. Geldreich, Donald J. Reasoner
      Pages 147-167

    7. Domestic Water Treatment for Developing Countries

      • Malay Chaudhuri, Syed A. Sattar
      Pages 168-184

    8. Microbiology of Drinking Water Treatment: Reclaimed Wastewater

      • W. O. K. Grabow
      Pages 185-203

  4. Microbiology of Drinking Water Distribution

    1. Front Matter

      Pages 205-205
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    2. Bacterial Distribution and Sampling Strategies for Drinking Water Networks

      • A. Maul, A. H. El-Shaarawi, J. C. Block
      Pages 207-223

    3. Invertebrates and Associated Bacteria in Drinking Water Distribution Lines

      • Richard V. Levy
      Pages 224-248

    4. Biofilms in Potable Water Distribution Systems

      • E. van der Wende, W. G. Characklis
      Pages 249-268

  5. Pathogenic Organisms and Drinking Water

    1. Front Matter

      Pages 267-267
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    2. Waterborne Giardiasis

      • Charles P. Hibler, Carrie M. Hancock
      Pages 271-293

    3. Occurrence and Control of Cryptosporidium in Drinking Water

      • Joan B. Rose
      Pages 294-321

    4. Yersinia enterocolitica in Drinking Water

      • Donald A. Schiemann
      Pages 322-339
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The microbiology of drinking water remains an important worldwide concern despite modem progress in science and engineering. Countries that are more technologically advanced have experienced a significant reduction in water­ borne morbidity within the last 100 years: This reduction has been achieved through the application of effective technologies for the treatment, disinfec­ tion, and distribution of potable water. However, morbidity resulting from the ingestion of contaminated water persists globally, and the available ep­ idemiological evidence (Waterborne Diseases in the United States, G. F. Craun, ed. , 1986, CRC Press) demonstrates a dramatic increase in the number of waterborne outbreaks and individual cases within the United States since the mid-1960s. In addition, it should also be noted that the incidence of water­ borne outbreaks of unknown etiology and those caused by "new" pathogens, such as Campylobaeter sp. , is also increasing in the United States. Although it might bedebated whether these increases are real or an artifact resulting from more efficient reporting, it is clear that waterborne morbidity cannot be ignored in the industrialized world. More significantly, it represents one of the most important causes of illness within developing countries. Approxi­ mately one-half the world's population experiences diseases that are the direct consequence of drinking polluted water. Such illnesses are the primary cause of infant mortality in many Third World countries.

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  • Department of Microbiology, Montana State University, Bozeman, USA

    Gordon A. McFeters

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