Evaluation of analyzing methods for Giardia and Cryptosporidium in a Taiwan water treatment plant

Journal of Parasitology

Volumn 89, Issue 2, 2003, Pages 369-371

  Hsu, Bing Mu ^a  

^a YUANPEI UNIVERSITY   (Taiwan)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

DETECTION METHOD; PARASITE; PROTOZOAN; WATER TREATMENT;

ANALYTIC METHOD; ARTICLE; CRYPTOSPORIDIUM; EVALUATION; GIARDIA; INTERMETHOD COMPARISON; MICROORGANISM DETECTION; PARASITE; PROTOZOON; TAIWAN; TURBIDITY; WATER QUALITY; WATER SAMPLING; WATER TREATMENT;

ANIMALS; CRYPTOSPORIDIUM; GIARDIA; TAIWAN; WATER; WATER PURIFICATION; WATER SUPPLY;

TAIWAN;

CRYPTOSPORIDIUM; CRYPTOSPORIDIUM SP.; GIARDIA; GIARDIA SP.; PROTOZOA;

EID: 0037396497     PISSN: 00223395     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1645/0022-3395(2003)089[0369:EOAMFG]2.0.CO;2     Document Type: Article

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