Preliminary testing of a rapid coupled methodology for quantitation/viability determination of helminth eggs in raw and treated wastewater

Water Research

Volumn 37, Issue 6, 2003, Pages 1278-1287

  De Victorica, Jorge ^a   Galván, Matilde ^a  

^a UNIVERSIDAD NACIONAL AUTÓNOMA DE MÉXICO   (Mexico)

Author keywords

Helminth eggs; Irrigation waters; Quantitative analysis; Viability; Vital staining

Indexed keywords

IRRIGATION; METABOLISM; WATER QUALITY;

RAW WASTEWATER;

WASTEWATER TREATMENT;

IRRIGATION; PARASITE CONTROL; WASTE DISPOSAL; WASTEWATER;

ARTICLE; COST; HELMINTH; IRRIGATION (AGRICULTURE); METHODOLOGY; PRIORITY JOURNAL; QUANTITATIVE ANALYSIS; RELIABILITY; VALIDATION PROCESS; VITAL STAIN; WASTE WATER MANAGEMENT; WATER SAMPLING;

MEXICO;

VERMES;

EID: 0037367727     PISSN: 00431354     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S0043-1354(02)00477-3     Document Type: Article

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