Diffusion chamber method for in situ measurement of pathogen inactivation in groundwater

Water Research

Volumn 32, Issue 4, 1998, Pages 1144-1150

  Pavelic, Paul ^a   Ragusa, Santo R ^a   Flower, Robert L ^b   Rinck Pfeiffer, Stephanie M ^a   Dillon, Peter J ^a  

^a CSIRO   (Australia)

^b NONE

Author keywords

Artificial recharge; Diffusion chamber; Groundwater; Microbial contamination; Pathogen inactivation

Indexed keywords

CONTAMINATION; DIFFUSION; GROUNDWATER; MEMBRANES; PORE SIZE; WATER BACTERIOLOGY;

ARTIFICIAL RECHARGE; DIFFUSION CHAMBER; MICROBIAL CONTAMINATION; PATHOGEN INACTIVATION;

MICROORGANISMS;

GROUND WATER; POTASSIUM CHLORIDE;

GROUNDWATER POLLUTION; PATHOGEN; TEST METHOD;

ARTICLE; ARTIFACT; BACTERIUM CONTAMINATION; DIFFUSION CHAMBER; ENTEROCOCCUS FAECALIS; LABORATORY; PRESSURE; PRIORITY JOURNAL; WATER CONTAMINATION; WATER QUALITY;

ENTEROCOCCUS FAECALIS;

EID: 0032055391     PISSN: 00431354     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S0043-1354(97)00297-2     Document Type: Article

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