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
30 September 2020
Country:
Malawi
Document Type:
Journal Article
Theme:
Water and Sanitation
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 鈥楻EACH Improving Water Security for the Poor鈥� 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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