Using UV to inactivate Cryptosporidium

Journal / American Water Works Association

Volumn 92, Issue 9, 2000, Pages 97-104

  Clancy, Jennifer L ^a   Bukhari, Zia ^f   Hargy, Thomas M ^f   Bolton, James R ^b,c   Dussert, Bertrand W ^d   Marshall, Marilyn M ^e  

^a Clancy Environmental Consultants   (Australia)

^b Bolton Photosciences Inc   (Canada)

^c Calgon Carbon Corporation   (Canada)

^d Calgon Carbon Corporation   (United States)

^e UNIVERSITY OF ARIZONA   (United States)

^f NONE

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

BIOASSAY; DISEASES; DISINFECTION; DOSIMETRY; MICROORGANISMS; WATER QUALITY;

CRYPTOSPORIDIUM PARVUM; NEONATAL MOUSE INFECTIVITY ASSAY; WATERBORNE DISEASES;

ULTRAVIOLET RADIATION;

CRYPTOSPORIDIUM; CRYPTOSPORIDIUM PARVUM;

EID: 0034274823     PISSN: 0003150X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1002/j.1551-8833.2000.tb09008.x     Document Type: Article

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