Evaluation of faecal contamination and microbial die-off in urine separating sewage systems

Water Science and Technology

Volumn 38, Issue 6 pt 5, 1998, Pages 17-25

  Hoglund C ^a   Stenstrom T A ^a   Jonsson H ^b   Sundin, A ^a  

^a SWEDISH INSTITUTE FOR INFECTIOUS DISEASE CONTROL   (Sweden)

^b SWEDISH UNIVERSITY OF AGRICULTURAL SCIENCES   (Sweden)

Author keywords

Faecal indicators; Faecal sterols; Faecal streptococci; Source separation; Urine separation; Wastewater

Indexed keywords

CONTAMINATION; ENVIRONMENTAL IMPACT; ESCHERICHIA COLI; PH; SUSTAINABLE DEVELOPMENT; WASTEWATER; WASTEWATER RECLAMATION;

FAECAL INDICATORS; FAECAL STEROLS; FAECAL STREPTOCOCCI; PATHOGENS;

SEWAGE SLUDGE;

COPROSTEROL;

HEALTH HAZARD; SEWAGE TREATMENT;

BACTERIUM CONTAMINATION; CLOSTRIDIUM; COLIFORM BACTERIUM; CONFERENCE PAPER; ESCHERICHIA COLI; FECES; HIGH TEMPERATURE; PH; SEWAGE; STREPTOCOCCUS; URINE; WATER CONTAMINATION;

BACTERIA (MICROORGANISMS); CLOSTRIDIA; CLOSTRIDIUM; ESCHERICHIA COLI; STREPTOCOCCUS;

EID: 0031766233     PISSN: 02731223     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S0273-1223(98)00563-0     Document Type: Conference Paper

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