A survey of the microbial quality of wastewaters in Ismailia, Egypt and the implications for wastewater reuse

Water Science and Technology

Volumn 35, Issue 11-12, 1997, Pages 211-217

  Stott, R ^a   Jenkins, T ^a   Shabana, M ^b   May, E ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF PORTSMOUTH   (United Kingdom)

^b SUEZ CANAL UNIVERSITY   (Egypt)

Author keywords

Constructed wetlands; Faecal coliforms; Gravel bed hydroponic; Helminth eggs; Occurrence; Protozoan cysts; Wastewater reuse

Indexed keywords

COLIFORM BACTERIA; IRRIGATION; MICROBIOLOGY; PROTOZOA; REMOVAL; SEWAGE TREATMENT; SURVEYS; WATER QUALITY;

FAECAL COLIFORMS; GRAVEL BED HYDROPONIC; PROTOZOAN CYSTS; WASTEWATER QUALITY; WASTEWATER REUSE;

WASTEWATER TREATMENT;

ANCYLOSTOMA DUODENALE; ASCARIS LUMBRICOIDES; COLIFORM BACTERIUM; CONFERENCE PAPER; EGYPT; ENTAMOEBA; GIARDIA; HELMINTH; HYMENOLEPIS; PARASITE; PROTOZOON; TOXOCARA; TRICHURIS; WASTE WATER MANAGEMENT; WASTE WATER RECYCLING; WATER QUALITY; WATER SAMPLING;

ANCYLOSTOMA DUODENALE; ASCARIS; ASCARIS LUMBRICOIDES; BACTERIA (MICROORGANISMS); ENTAMOEBA COLI; ENTAMOEBA HISTOLYTICA; GIARDIA; PROTOZOA; TOXOCARA; TRICHURIS; VERMES;

EID: 0030826866     PISSN: 02731223     EISSN: None     Source Type: Book Series    
DOI: 10.1016/S0273-1223(97)00261-8     Document Type: Conference Paper

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