Usefulness of the hydrogen sulfide test for assessment of water quality in Bangladesh

To evaluate the usefulness of the hydrogen sulfide (H₂S) test for assessing water quality in Bangladesh. We tested 382 water samples from a variety of sources using locally produced H₂S test kits and laboratory-based membrane filtration for the detection of Escherichia coli. Compared with membrane f...

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Veröffentlicht in:	Journal of applied microbiology 2008-02, Vol.104 (2), p.388-395
Hauptverfasser:	Gupta, S.K, Sheikh, M.A, Islam, M.S, Rahman, K.S, Jahan, N, Rahman, M.M, Hoekstra, R.M, Johnston, R, Ram, P.K, Luby, S
Format:	Artikel
Sprache:	eng
Schlagworte:	Bangladesh Biological and medical sciences Developing Countries diarrhea diarrhoea drinking water Escherichia coli - isolation & purification Escherichia coli - metabolism Fundamental and applied biological sciences. Psychology Humans hydrogen sulfide Hydrogen Sulfide - analysis Microbiology Reagent Kits, Diagnostic Reproducibility of Results Water Microbiology water quality Water Supply - standards
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Zusammenfassung:	To evaluate the usefulness of the hydrogen sulfide (H₂S) test for assessing water quality in Bangladesh. We tested 382 water samples from a variety of sources using locally produced H₂S test kits and laboratory-based membrane filtration for the detection of Escherichia coli. Compared with membrane filtration, H₂S tests, when incubated for 24 h, had both a sensitivity and positive predictive value (PPV) of
ISSN:	1364-5072 1365-2672
DOI:	10.1111/j.1365-2672.2007.03562.x