Occurrence of pathogenic microorganisms in small drinking-water systems in Costa Rica

• Main Authors: Kenia Barrantes (Author), Luz Chacón (Author), Eric Morales (Author), Luis Rivera-Montero (Author), Macario Pino (Author), Alejandra Gamboa Jiménez (Author), Diana Campos Mora (Author), Pablo Salas Jiménez (Author), Basilio Silva (Author), Luis G. Romero-Esquivel (Author)
• Format: Book
• Published: IWA Publishing, 2022-02-01T00:00:00Z.
• Subjects: article
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This study describes the quality of drinking water sampled over 2 years (2018 and 2019) from 20 ASADAS (Spanish acronym for Administrative Associations for Water and Sewer Systems) in Costa Rica. The analysis included Rotavirus (RV), somatic coliphages, fecal coliforms, and Escherichia coli. The ASA...