Bacteriophages as viral indicators for radiation processing of water: A chemical approach

Applied Radiation and Isotopes

Volumn 58, Issue 6, 2003, Pages 651-656

  Gehringer, Peter ^a   Eschweiler, Helmut ^a   Leth, Hermann ^a   Pribil, Walter ^b   Pfleger, Silvia ^b   Cabaj, Alexander ^c   Haider, Thomas ^b   Sommer, Regina ^b  

^a ARC SEIBERSDORF RESEARCH GMBH   (Austria)

^b UNIVERSITY OF VIENNA   (Austria)

^c UNIVERSITY OF VETERINARY MEDICINE   (Austria)

Author keywords

Bacteriophages; Electron beam irradiation; Gamma irradiation; Inactivation; Water

Indexed keywords

BACTERIOPHAGES; DISINFECTION; IONIZING RADIATION; WATER;

ELECTRON BEAM IRRADIATION;

GAMMA RAYS;

TAP WATER;

ARTICLE; BACTERIOPHAGE; BACTEROIDES FRAGILIS; COLIPHAGE; DISINFECTION; ELECTRON BEAM; GAMMA IRRADIATION; IONIZING RADIATION; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RADIATION DOSE; RADIATION PROCESSING; VIRUS INACTIVATION; WATER TREATMENT;

BACTEROIDES FRAGILIS;

EID: 0037904044     PISSN: 09698043     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S0969-8043(03)00089-7     Document Type: Article

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