Removal of encephalitozoon intestinalis, calicivirus, and coliphages by conventional drinking water treatment

Journal of Environmental Science and Health - Part A Toxic/Hazardous Substances and Environmental Engineering

Volumn 38, Issue 7, 2003, Pages 1259-1268

  Gerba, Charles P ^a   Riley, Kelley R ^a   Nwachuku, Nena ^b   Ryu, Hodon ^c   Abbaszadegan, Morteza ^c  

^a UNIVERSITY OF ARIZONA   (United States)

^b U S ENVIRONMENTAL PROTECTION AGENCY   (United States)

^c Arizona State University   (United States)

Author keywords

Calicivirus; Conventional water treatment; Encephalitozoon intestinalis; Filtration; Flocculation; Fr; Microsporidia; MS 2; PRD 1

Indexed keywords

COAGULATION; POTABLE WATER; SEDIMENTATION; VIRUSES;

MEDIA FILTRATION;

WATER TREATMENT;

DRINKING WATER;

ARTICLE; CALICIVIRUS; COLIPHAGE; ENCEPHALITOZOON INTESTINALIS; FILTRATION; FLOCCULATION; NONHUMAN; SEDIMENTATION; WATER QUALITY; WATER TREATMENT;

ANIMALS; CALICIVIRIDAE; COLIPHAGES; ENCEPHALITOZOON; ESCHERICHIA COLI; FILTRATION; FLOCCULATION; WATER MICROBIOLOGY; WATER PURIFICATION;

CALICIVIRIDAE; ENCEPHALITOZOON; ENCEPHALITOZOON INTESTINALIS; FELIDAE; FELINE CALICIVIRUS; MICROSPORIDIA;

EID: 0041592569     PISSN: 10934529     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1081/ESE-120021124     Document Type: Article

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