Inactivation of fecal bacteria in drinking water by solar heating

Applied and Environmental Microbiology

Volumn 62, Issue 2, 1996, Pages 399-402

  Joyce, T M ^a   McGuigan, K G ^a   Elmore Meegan, M ^b   Conroy, R M ^a  

^a ROYAL COLLEGE OF SURGEONS IN IRELAND   (Ireland)

^b Intl Comm Relief Suffering S   (Kenya)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

DRINKING WATER;

ARTICLE; CONTROLLED STUDY; DISINFECTION; ESCHERICHIA COLI; FECES MICROFLORA; HEATING; KENYA; NONHUMAN; SIMULATION; SUN; WATER CONTAMINATION; WATER SAMPLING;

EID: 0030028106     PISSN: 00992240     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1128/aem.62.2.399-402.1996     Document Type: Article

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