The presence of Giardia and cryptosporidium in surface waters and effluents in Israel

Water Science and Technology

Volumn 35, Issue 11-12, 1997, Pages 381-384

  Zuckerman, U ^a   Gold, D ^b   Shelef, G ^c   Armon, R ^c  

^a Mekorot Israel National Water COLTD   (Israel)

^b TEL AVIV UNIVERSITY   (Israel)

^c TECHNION ISRAEL INSTITUTE OF TECHNOLOGY   (Israel)

Author keywords

Cryptosporidium parvum; Effluent; Giardia lamblia; Israel; Surface water

Indexed keywords

BIOLOGICAL WATER TREATMENT; CONTAMINATION; EFFLUENTS; GEOGRAPHICAL REGIONS; POTABLE WATER; RESERVOIRS (WATER); SAMPLING; SEWAGE; SPRINGS (WATER); SURFACE WATERS; WATER ANALYSIS; WATER POLLUTION;

CYSTS; ISRAEL; OOCYSTS; PARASITES;

PROTOZOA;

DRINKING WATER; SURFACE WATER;

CONFERENCE PAPER; CRYPTOSPORIDIUM PARVUM; FILTRATION; GIARDIA LAMBLIA; ISRAEL; OOCYST; SEWAGE EFFLUENT; WATER CONTAMINATION; WATER QUALITY; WATER TREATMENT;

CRYPTOSPORIDIUM; CRYPTOSPORIDIUM PARVUM; GIARDIA; GIARDIA INTESTINALIS; PROTOZOA;

EID: 0030846590     PISSN: 02731223     EISSN: None     Source Type: Book Series    
DOI: 10.1016/S0273-1223(97)00289-8     Document Type: Conference Paper

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