Solar disinfection of drinking water contained in transparent plastic bottles: Characterizing the bacterial inactivation process

Journal of Applied Microbiology

Volumn 84, Issue 6, 1998, Pages 1138-1148

  McGuigan, K G ^a   Joyce, T M ^a   Conroy, R M ^a   Gillespie, J B ^b   Elmore Meegan, M ^c  

^a ROYAL COLLEGE OF SURGEONS IN IRELAND   (Ireland)

^b UNIVERSITY COLLEGE DUBLIN   (Ireland)

^c Intl Comm Relief Suffering S   (Kenya)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

DISASTERS; DISINFECTION; ESCHERICHIA COLI; PLASTIC BOTTLES; WATER QUALITY; WATER TEMPERATURE;

BACTERIAL INACTIVATION; CONDITION; EXPOSED TO; INACTIVATION MECHANISMS; INACTIVATION PROCESS; OPTICAL-; SOLAR DISINFECTION; THERMAL INACTIVATION; TRANSPARENT PLASTICS; WATER TEMPERATURES;

POTABLE WATER;

DRINKING WATER; PLASTIC; POLYSTYRENE;

ARTICLE; CONTAINER; CONTROLLED STUDY; DISINFECTION; ESCHERICHIA COLI; KENYA; NEPHELOMETRY; NONHUMAN; SIMULATION; SOLAR RADIATION; TEMPERATURE; TURBIDITY; WATER CONTAMINATION; WATER QUALITY;

ESCHERICHIA COLI;

EID: 0031827134     PISSN: 13645072     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1046/j.1365-2672.1998.00455.x     Document Type: Article

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