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 …

The safety of drinking water is evaluated by the results obtained from faecal indicators
during the stipulated controls fixed by the legislation. However, drinking-water related illness …

In drinking water distribution systems (DWDS), a disinfectant residual is usually applied to
limit bacterial regrowth. However, delivering water with no or reduced chlorine residual …

We progress a new sensor probe for the simultaneous detection of Hg 2+ ions and
chloramphenicol (CAP) by integrating FAM and TAMRA fluorophore labelled …

Recent water related outbreaks of shiga toxin producing E. coli O157 have resulted in
increased attention of the water industry to this potentially deadly pathogen. Current …

This work highlights the need for a global approach to drinking water monitoring that
involves facing several critical issues. Field tests that perform to very high standards of …

Escherichia coli (E. coli) plays a central role as an indicator for fecal contamination to predict
the possible presence of microbial pathogens in drinking water. Current detection methods …

A real-time quantitative polymerase chain reaction (Q-PCR) assay was developed for
detecting and quantifying Escherichia coli in water samples from agricultural watersheds …

In this study, we collected water from different locations in 32 drinking water distribution
networks in the N etherlands and analysed the spatial and temporal variation in microbial …

Contaminated irrigation water is among many potential vehicles of human pathogens to food
plants, constituting significant public health risks especially for the fresh produce category …