ɐn ˈɪntɹɛst ɪn ˌɛɹoʊmˈoʊnəz ɪn nˌɑːŋklˈoːɹᵻnˌeɪɾᵻd dɹˈɪŋkɪŋ wˈɔːɾɚɹ ɪnðə nˈɛðɜːləndz wʌz ɪnˈɪʃɪˌeɪɾᵻd fɹʌmðə nˈaɪntiːnhˈʌndɹɪd ˈeɪɾi z, ˈæftɚ ðɪ ɑːbzɚvˈeɪʃən əvə sˈʌdən ˈɪŋkɹiːs ʌv ˌɛɹoʊmˈoʊnəz nˈʌmbɚz ɪn dɹˈɪŋkɪŋ wˈɔːɾɚɹ æt ðə mjuːnˈɪsɪpəl dˈuːn wˈɔːɾɚwˌɜːks ʌvðə hˈeɪɡ ɪn nˈaɪntiːnhˈʌndɹɪd ˈeɪɾi fˈoːɹ.
An interest in Aeromonas in nonchlorinated drinking water in the Netherlands was initiated from the 1980s, after the observation of a sudden increase of Aeromonas numbers in drinking water at the municipal Dune Waterworks of The Hague in 1984.