Protozoan predation as a mechanism for the removal of cryptosporidium oocysts from wastewaters in constructed wetlands

Water Science and Technology

Volumn 44, Issue 11-12, 2001, Pages 191-198

  Stott, R ^a   May, E ^a   Matsushita, E ^a   Warren, A ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF PORTSMOUTH   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Ciliates; Constructed wetlands; Cryptosporidium; Oocyst removal; Predation; Protozoa

Indexed keywords

FLUORESCENCE; SEWAGE; WASTEWATER; WATER POLLUTION; WETLANDS;

CRYPTOSPORIDIUM;

PROTOZOA;

CONSTRUCTED WETLAND; ECOLOGY; MICROORGANISM; POLLUTANT REMOVAL; WASTEWATER TREATMENT;

CILIATE; CONFERENCE PAPER; CONTROLLED STUDY; CRYPTOSPORIDIOSIS; CRYPTOSPORIDIUM PARVUM; EPIDEMIC; EUPLOTES; FLUORESCENCE ANALYSIS; FLUORESCENCE MICROSCOPY; NONHUMAN; OOCYST; PARAMECIUM; PREDATION; PROTOZOON; SEWAGE EFFLUENT; UNITED KINGDOM; WASTE WATER; WASTE WATER MANAGEMENT; WATER CONTAMINATION; WETLAND;

CILIOPHORA; CRYPTOSPORIDIUM; CRYPTOSPORIDIUM PARVUM; EUPLOTES; EUPLOTES PATELLA; MYTILUS; MYXOZOA; PARAMECIUM; PARAMECIUM CAUDATUM; PROTOZOA; STYLONYCHIA; STYLONYCHIA MYTILUS;

EID: 0035679425     PISSN: 02731223     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.2166/wst.2001.0828     Document Type: Conference Paper

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