A new portable virus concentrator for use in the field

Water Research

Volumn 30, Issue 12, 1996, Pages 3152-3155

  Garin, D ^a   Fuchs, F ^b   Bartoli, M ^c   Aymard, M ^d  

^a Hopital d'Instruction des Armees Legouest   (France)

^b Dir des Laboratoires des Controles   (France)

^c HIA Desgenettes   (France)

^d Laboratoire de Virologie Est   (France)

Author keywords

Concentration; Enteric viruses; Ultrafiltration; Water

Indexed keywords

PH EFFECTS; POLYMERIC MEMBRANES; POLYSULFONES; PORTABLE EQUIPMENT; ULTRAFILTRATION; VIRUSES; WATER POLLUTION CONTROL; WATER POLLUTION CONTROL EQUIPMENT; WATER QUALITY;

ENTERIC VIRUSES; ENVIRONMENTAL WATER; PORTABLE VIRUS CONCENTRATORS;

WATER TREATMENT;

APPARATUS; ARTICLE; BACTERIUM; LABORATORY; MEMBRANE FILTER; PARASITE; PH; PRIORITY JOURNAL; ULTRAFILTRATION; VIRUS; WATER CONTAMINATION; WATER SAMPLING;

BACTERIA (MICROORGANISMS);

EID: 0030456263     PISSN: 00431354     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S0043-1354(96)00199-6     Document Type: Article

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