Evaluating particle counters: Comparisons of particle counts made by counters and counts made by microscopic processes suggest counters accurately indicate removal efficiency

Journal / American Water Works Association

Volumn 89, Issue 12, 1997, Pages 60-70

  O'Shaughnessy, Patrick T ^a,b   Barsotti, Michael G ^c   Fay, James W ^c   Tighe, Scott W ^d  

^a UNIVERSITY OF IOWA   (United States)

^b UNIVERSITY OF VERMONT   (United States)

^c Champlain Water District   (United States)

^d Analytical Services Inc   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

FILTERS (FOR FLUIDS); LIGHT SCATTERING; MICROORGANISMS; OPTICAL SENSORS; SCANNING ELECTRON MICROSCOPY; WATER BACTERIOLOGY;

FORWARD ANGLE LIGHT SCATTER (FALS) SENSORS; PARTICLE COUNTING METHODS;

WATER TREATMENT;

EID: 0031382022     PISSN: 0003150X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1002/j.1551-8833.1997.tb08340.x     Document Type: Review

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