Influence of ripening state of filters on microbe removal efficiency of slow sand filtration used to disinfect a closed soilless culture system

Journal of the Japanese Society for Horticultural Science

Volumn 72, Issue 3, 2003, Pages 190-196

  Mine, Yoko ^a   Sakiyama, Ryozo ^a   Yamaki, Yoshikazu ^b   Suematsu, Masaru ^c   Saka, Hitoshi ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF TOKYO   (Japan)

^b UTSUNOMIYA UNIVERSITY   (Japan)

^c KYOWA HAKKO KOGYO CO LTD   (Japan)

Author keywords

Disinfection; Microbe removal; Ripening of filters; Slow sand filtration; Soilless culture system

Indexed keywords

BACTERIA (MICROORGANISMS); ESCHERICHIA COLI;

EID: 0038009108     PISSN: 18823351     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.2503/jjshs.72.190     Document Type: Article

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