Investigating the physical and chemical factors affecting the microbial status of water in the water distribution network of Babol City with an emphasis on the HPC index

• Hossein Faraji,

  Roles Conceptualization, Data curation, Formal analysis, Software, Writing – original draft, Writing – review & editing

  Affiliations Department of Environmental Health Engineering, School of Public Health and Allied Medical Sciences, Iranshahr University of Medical Sciences, Iranshahr, Iran, Tropical and Communicable Diseases Research Center, Iranshahr University of Medical Sciences, Iranshahr, Iran

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• Hadi Rahimzadeh,

  Roles Writing – original draft, Writing – review & editing

  Affiliation Department of Environmental Health Engineering, Golestan University of Medical Sciences, Gorgan, Golestan, Iran

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• Mehdi Salari,

  Roles Software, Supervision, Validation, Writing – original draft, Writing – review & editing

  Affiliations Student Research Committee, Sabzevar University of Medical Sciences, Sabzevar, Iran, Department of Environmental Health Engineering, School of Health, Sabzevar University of Medical Sciences, Sabzevar, Iran

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• Zahra Aghalari,

  Roles Writing – original draft, Writing – review & editing

  Affiliation Environmental Health Engineering, Babol University of Medical Sciences, Babol, Iran

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• Fatemeh Asgharzadeh,

  Roles Methodology, Writing – original draft, Writing – review & editing

  Affiliation PhD in Environmental Health Engineering, Department of Environmental Health Engineering, Babol University of Medical Sciences, Babol, Iran

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• Somayyeh Jafarian

  Roles Conceptualization, Data curation, Formal analysis, Investigation, Writing – original draft, Writing – review & editing

  * E-mail: jafarian.s51@gmail.com

  Affiliation Environmental Health Engineering, Vice-Chancellor of Health, Babol University of Medical Sciences, Babol, Iran

  https://orcid.org/0000-0001-6943-4358

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