Semi-quantitative characterization of electroporation-assisted disinfection processes for inactivation of Giardia and Cryptosporidium

Journal of Applied Microbiology

Volumn 86, Issue 6, 1999, Pages 899-905

  Haas, C N ^a   Aturaliye, D ^b  

^a Drexel University   (United States)

^b MALCOLM PIRNIE INC   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

DISINFECTION; OXIDATION; POTASH; PROTOZOA; WATER TREATMENT;

CRYPTOSPORIDIUM; CRYPTOSPORIDIUM OOCYSTS; DISINFECTION PROCESS; ELECTROPORATION; FREE CHLORINE; GIARDIA; GIARDIA CYSTS; HIGH-VOLTAGES; QUANTITATIVE CHARACTERIZATION; SHORT DURATION PULSE;

HYDROGEN PEROXIDE;

CHLORINE; DISINFECTANT AGENT; PERMANGANATE POTASSIUM; PEROXIDE; TOSYLCHLORAMIDE SODIUM;

ANALYTIC METHOD; ARTICLE; CRYPTOSPORIDIUM PARVUM; DISINFECTION; ELECTROPORATION; GIARDIA LAMBLIA; INTERMETHOD COMPARISON; NONHUMAN; OOCYST; QUANTITATIVE ASSAY; SURVIVAL RATE; WATER TREATMENT;

CRYPTOSPORIDIUM; GIARDIA;

EID: 0033054186     PISSN: 13645072     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1046/j.1365-2672.1999.00725.x     Document Type: Article

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