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Drinking Water Microbiology
Gordon A. McFeters
其他書名
Progress and Recent Developments
出版
Springer
, 1990-02-07
主題
Medical / Microbiology
Nature / Environmental Conservation & Protection
Science / Chemistry / General
Science / Chemistry / Analytic
Science / Chemistry / Environmental
Science / Life Sciences / Ecology
Science / Environmental Science
Science / Life Sciences / Microbiology
Technology & Engineering / Chemical & Biochemical
Technology & Engineering / Environmental / General
Technology & Engineering / Environmental / Pollution Control
Technology & Engineering / Environmental / Water Supply
Technology & Engineering / Food Science / General
ISBN
0387971629
9780387971629
URL
http://books.google.com.hk/books?id=UhFSAAAAMAAJ&hl=&source=gbs_api
註釋
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 be debated 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.