Front Cover; About the Authors; Contents; Preface; 1. Water Supply, Treatment, and Distribution; 2. Epidemiology; 3. Waterborne Diseases; 4. Risk Assessment; 5. Legislation and Water Quality; 6. Biofilm Development in General; 7. Biofilm Formation in Potable Water; 8. Microbes and Public Health Significance; 9. Methods of Sampling Biofilms in Potable Water; 10. Materials Used in the Transport of Potable Water with Special Reference to Stainless Steel and Corrosion; 11. Disinfection and Control of Biofilms and Potable Water; Index
Summary
With special attention to the microbiological processes involved, this book describes biofilms and how they provide a safe haven for pathogens and water-related diseases. The authors (all biologists, with different areas of specialization) review methods for studying the epidemiological spread of waterborne infections and those used in surveillance
