Tryptophan-like fluorescence as a high-level screening tool for detecting microbial contamination in drinking water

A nine-month water quality monitoring programme was conducted in Malawi to assess the suitability of tryptophan-like fluorescence

• From: Foreign, Commonwealth & Development Office
• Published: 24 December 2021

• Country: Malawi
• Document Type: Journal Article
• Theme: Water and Sanitation
• First published: 30 September 2020
• Authors: Ward, J.S.T., Lapworth, D.J., Read, D.S. and Pedley, S

Abstract

A nine-month water quality monitoring programme was conducted in rural Malawi to assess the suitability of tryptophan-like fluorescence (TLF), an emerging method for rapidly detecting microbial contamination, as a drinking water quality monitoring tool.

This work is part of the 바카라 사이트˜REACH Improving Water Security for the Poor바카라 사이트™ programme

Citation

Jade S.T. Ward, Daniel J. Lapworth, Daniel S. Read, Steve Pedley, Sembeyawo T. Banda, Maurice Monjerezi, Gloria Gwengweya, Alan M. MacDonald, Tryptophan-like fluorescence as a high-level screening tool for detecting microbial contamination in drinking water,. Science of The Total Environment, Volume 750, 2021

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Published 24 December 2021