Silver and hydrogen peroxide as potential drinking water disinfectants: Their bactericidal effects and possible modes of action

Water Science and Technology

Volumn 35, Issue 11-12, 1997, Pages 87-93

  Pedahzur, R ^a   Shuval, H I ^a   Ulitzur, S ^b  

^a HEBREW UNIVERSITY OF JERUSALEM   (Israel)

^b TECHNION ISRAEL INSTITUTE OF TECHNOLOGY   (Israel)

Author keywords

Bioluminescence; Disinfection; Hydrogen peroxide; Silver; Stress genes; Synergistic effect

Indexed keywords

COLIFORM BACTERIA; DISINFECTANTS; DISINFECTION; HYDROGEN PEROXIDE; IONS; LUMINESCENCE; PROTEINS; SILVER; TOXICITY; WATER BACTERIOLOGY;

BIOLUMINESCENCE; ESCHERICHIA COLI; STRESS GENES; SYNERGISTIC EFFECT;

POTABLE WATER;

DRINKING WATER; HYDROGEN PEROXIDE; SILVER;

BACTERICIDAL ACTIVITY; CHEMICAL INTERACTION; CONFERENCE PAPER; DISINFECTION; ESCHERICHIA COLI; LUMINESCENCE; PLASMID; TOXICITY TESTING; VIBRIO; WATER CONTAMINATION; WATER TREATMENT;

ESCHERICHIA COLI; VIBRIO; VIBRIO FISCHERI;

EID: 0030846579     PISSN: 02731223     EISSN: None     Source Type: Book Series    
DOI: 10.1016/S0273-1223(97)00240-0     Document Type: Conference Paper

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