Copper and silver ions more effective against Legionellae than against mycobacteria in a hospital warm water system

Water Research

Volumn 35, Issue 17, 2001, Pages 4217-4225

  Kusnetsov, Jaana ^a   Iivanainen, Eila ^a   Elomaa, Nina ^b   Zacheus, Outi ^a   Martikainen, Pertti J ^c  

^a NATIONAL PUBLIC HEALTH INSTITUTE   (Finland)

^b VAASA CENTRAL HOSPITAL   (Finland)

^c UNIVERSITY OF EASTERN FINLAND   (Finland)

Author keywords

Control; Copper; Ionisation; Legionella; Mycobacteria; Prevention; Silver

Indexed keywords

BACTERIA; COPPER; ELECTROLYSIS; SILVER;

WARM WATER SYSTEMS;

WATER TREATMENT;

COPPER ION; HOT WATER; METAL ION; SILVER; TAP WATER;

BACTERIUM; COPPER; DISINFECTION; SILVER; WATER SUPPLY;

ARTICLE; BACTERIAL GROWTH; BACTERICIDAL ACTIVITY; BACTERIUM COLONY; BACTERIUM ISOLATION; CONCENTRATION RESPONSE; FOLLOW UP; GROWTH INHIBITION; HOSPITAL; LEGIONELLA; MYCOBACTERIUM; NONHUMAN; PRIORITY JOURNAL; WATER SUPPLY; WATER TREATMENT;

EID: 0034809714     PISSN: 00431354     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S0043-1354(01)00124-5     Document Type: Article

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