Distribution and removal of Giardia and Cryptosporidium in water supplies in Germany

Water Science and Technology

Volumn 37, Issue 2, 1998, Pages 9-18

  Karanis, Panagiotis ^a   Schoenen, Dirk ^a   Seitz, H M ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF BONN   (Germany)

Author keywords

Active carbon filtration; Backwash water; Cryptosporidium; Cysts; Distribution; Drinking water; Filtration; First filtrate; Giardia; Low turbitidy; Oocysts; Rapid sand filtration; Raw water; Removal efficiency; Removing; Slow sand filtration; Surface water supply; Water treatment

Indexed keywords

ACTIVATED CARBON TREATMENT; EFFICIENCY; FLOTATION; PROTOZOA; SURFACE WATERS; WATER FILTRATION; WATER TREATMENT PLANTS;

CRYPTOSPORIDIUM; DISTRIBUTION; GIARDIA; REMOVAL EFFICIENCY;

WATER BACTERIOLOGY;

DRINKING WATER; SURFACE WATER;

BACTERIUM; REMOVAL; WATER SUPPLY;

CONFERENCE PAPER; CRYPTOSPORIDIOSIS; CRYPTOSPORIDIUM; FILTRATION; FLOCCULATION; GERMANY; GIARDIA; GIARDIASIS; TURBIDITY; WATER SAMPLING; WATER SUPPLY; WATER TREATMENT;

CRYPTOSPORIDIUM; GIARDIA;

EID: 0031922860     PISSN: 02731223     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S0273-1223(98)00046-8     Document Type: Conference Paper

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