Practical selection of microorganisms indicating the stability of pathogenic removal in water treatment plants

Water Science and Technology: Water Supply

Volumn 2, Issue 5-6, 2002, Pages 373-380

  Chung, H ^a   Rim, Y ^a   Kwon, O ^a   Yeom, C ^b   Cho, M ^b   Lee, C ^b   Yoon, J ^c  

^a National Institute of Environmental Research   (South Korea)

^b Ajou University   (South Korea)

^c Seoul National University   (South Korea)

Author keywords

Aerobic spore formers; Disinfection; Heterotrophic plate counts; Indicating microorganisms

Indexed keywords

BACTERIA; COAGULATION; POTABLE WATER; PROTOZOA; VIRUSES; WATER TREATMENT PLANTS;

PATHOGENS;

MICROORGANISMS;

DRINKING WATER;

DISINFECTION; DRINKING WATER; INDICATOR; MICROORGANISM; WATER TREATMENT;

BACTERIUM CONTAMINATION; CHLORINATION; CLIMATE; CLOSTRIDIUM PERFRINGENS; COLIFORM BACTERIUM; COLIPHAGE; CONFERENCE PAPER; DISINFECTION; ESCHERICHIA COLI; FILTRATION; INDICATOR ORGANISM; KOREA; MICROORGANISM; NONHUMAN; REDUCTION; SEDIMENTATION; WATER CONTAMINATION; WATER QUALITY; WATER TREATMENT;

BACTERIA (MICROORGANISMS); CLOSTRIDIUM; CLOSTRIDIUM PERFRINGENS; ESCHERICHIA COLI; PROTOZOA;

EID: 0036928769     PISSN: 16069749     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.2166/ws.2002.0193     Document Type: Conference Paper

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