Microbiological quality of drinking water from office water dispensers.
A survey of the microbiological quality of water sampled from office dispensers in Merseyside found half of the samples to be either unsatisfactory (23/56) or unacceptable (5/56) in terms of guidelines from the Automatic Vending Association of Britain. Factors that appeared to be linked to unsatisfactory microbiological quality were time between filling and sampling and filling on site.
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Chester Public Health Laboratory.
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D004739:England; D004926:Escherichia coli / Q000302:isolation & purification; D005509:Food Dispensers, Automatic / Q000592:standards*; D006801:Humans; D016273:Occupational Exposure / Q000517:prevention & control*; D011550:Pseudomonas aeruginosa / Q000302:isolation & purification; D014871:Water Microbiology; D014881:Water Supply