Particle counters as tools for managing Cryptosporidium risk in water treatment

Water Science and Technology

Volumn 36, Issue 4, 1997, Pages 143-149

  Hall, Tom ^a   Croll, Brian ^b  

^a WRC PLC   (United Kingdom)

^b UK Water Industry Research Limited   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Cryptosporidium oocysts; Particle counting; Rapid gravity filtration; Turbidity; Water treatment

Indexed keywords

CRYPTOSPORIDIUM OOCYSTS; PARTICLE COUNTING; RAPID GRAVITY FILTRATION; TURBIDITY;

BACTERIA; FILTERS (FOR FLUIDS); PARTICLES (PARTICULATE MATTER); RISK ASSESSMENT; WATER ANALYSIS; WATER BACTERIOLOGY; WATER FILTRATION; WATER POLLUTION; WATER SUPPLY;

WATER TREATMENT;

CONFERENCE PAPER; CRYPTOSPORIDIOSIS; CRYPTOSPORIDIUM; FILTER; NONHUMAN; OOCYST; RISK MANAGEMENT; TURBIDITY; WATER CONTAMINATION; WATER TREATMENT;

CRYPTOSPORIDIUM;

EID: 0030733132     PISSN: 02731223     EISSN: None     Source Type: Book Series    
DOI: 10.1016/S0273-1223(97)00432-0     Document Type: Conference Paper

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