Glossary terms that help connect the sector workflow with sampling, microbiology, traceability and reporting.
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Drinking water is water intended for human consumption and subject to sanitary criteria, control and supply requirements under the applicable framework.
Sector relevance: Useful for selecting the right method, product family, sampling point, report or traceability workflow in water quality programs.
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Raw water is water captured before treatment. Monitoring it helps understand initial load, risk and the efficiency of downstream processes.
Sector relevance: Useful for selecting the right method, product family, sampling point, report or traceability workflow in water quality programs.
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Royal Decree 3/2023 is the Spanish framework defining technical and sanitary criteria for drinking water quality, control and supply. It is key for operators, laboratories and water managers in Spain.
Sector relevance: Useful for selecting the right method, product family, sampling point, report or traceability workflow in water quality programs.
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Directive (EU) 2020/2184 is the European framework for the quality of water intended for human consumption. It reinforces risk-based management and includes somatic coliphages in treatment evaluation when applicable.
Sector relevance: Useful for selecting the right method, product family, sampling point, report or traceability workflow in water quality programs.
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A water safety plan is a documented plan that identifies risks, controls, sampling points, responsibilities, monitoring and corrective actions in a water system.
Sector relevance: Useful for selecting the right method, product family, sampling point, report or traceability workflow in water quality programs.
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Somatic coliphages are bacteriophages that infect Escherichia coli and other enterobacteria through cell-wall receptors. They are used as operational viral indicators in water quality programs and treatment evaluation.
Sector relevance: Useful for selecting the right method, product family, sampling point, report or traceability workflow in water quality programs.
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Escherichia coli is a thermotolerant coliform bacterium used worldwide as an indicator of recent fecal contamination. Its presence in drinking water generally requires investigation and corrective action under the applicable framework.
Sector relevance: Used as a bacterial indicator in drinking-water control programmes and incident follow-up.
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Total coliforms are a broad group of indicator bacteria that may occur in soil, water or fecal environments. They are used to assess system integrity, treatment effectiveness and possible operational issues.
Sector relevance: Useful for selecting the right method, product family, sampling point, report or traceability workflow in water quality programs.
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ISO 19458 is a reference standard for microbiological water sampling planning, sampling procedures, transport, handling and storage before analysis begins.
Sector relevance: Useful for selecting the right method, product family, sampling point, report or traceability workflow in water quality programs.
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ISO 9308 is a series of standards for detecting and enumerating Escherichia coli and coliform bacteria in water, using approaches such as membrane filtration or MPN depending on the applicable part.
Sector relevance: Useful for selecting the right method, product family, sampling point, report or traceability workflow in water quality programs.