title: [Biosafety at the railway transport objects of the Russian Federation].
abstract: The results of a microbiological investigation of drinking water quality were analyzed. Water samples taken from the centralized and noncentralized water supply sources failed to meet hygienic standards in 14-18% of cases and those from water tubes did in 4-6%. Water samples from the household and community water use reservoirs showed the excess of the allowable levels of lactose-positive colibacilli and coliphages, which were 46.5 +/- 16.8 and 10.6 +/- 6.8% per dm3, respectively. L. pneumophila strains were isolated from the drinking water of railway carriages. Proposals are given to improve railway sociohygienic monitoring.
authors.forename: Iu N
authors.initials: IuN
authors.lastname: Kas'kov
authors.forename: Iu I
authors.initials: IuI
authors.lastname: Podkorytov
authors.forename: O Iu
authors.initials: OIu
authors.lastname: Kas'kova
mesh_terms: D006801:Humans; D006920:Hygiene / Q000592:standards*; D011633:Public Facilities / Q000592:standards*; D011890:Railroads; D012189:Retrospective Studies; D012426:Russia; D014867:Water / Q000592:standards*; D014876:Water Pollution / Q000032:analysis*; D014881:Water Supply / Q000592:standards*
chemical_list: D014867:Water