Occurrence and removal of Giardia sp. cysts by Kenyan and French waste stabilisation pond systems

Water Science and Technology

Volumn 33, Issue 7, 1996, Pages 83-89

  Grimason, A M ^a,b   Wiandt, S ^c   Baleux, B ^e   Thitai, W N ^d   Bontoux, J ^c   Smith, H V ^a  

^a STOBHILL HOSPITAL   (United Kingdom)

^b UNIVERSITY OF STRATHCLYDE   (United Kingdom)

^c CNRS   (France)

^d Maji House   (Kenya)

^e UNIV MONTPELLIER   (France)

Author keywords

Cysts; Giardia sp.; Occurrence; Removal; Sewage treatment; Waste stabilisation pond

Indexed keywords

DISCHARGE (FLUID MECHANICS); EFFLUENTS; MICROORGANISMS; REMOVAL; SEWAGE TREATMENT; WASTEWATER TREATMENT;

CYSTS REMOVAL; MUNICIPAL WASTEWATER; RETENTION PERIODS; WASTE STABILISATION POND SYSTEMS;

STABILIZATION PONDS;

ARTICLE; CONTROLLED STUDY; CYST; EFFLUENT; FRANCE; GIARDIA; KENYA; MATURATION; NONHUMAN; SEWAGE TREATMENT; WASTE WATER; WASTE WATER MANAGEMENT;

GIARDIA; GIARDIA SP.;

EID: 0030015128     PISSN: 02731223     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/0273-1223(96)00342-3     Document Type: Article

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