Removal of fecal coliforms, somatic coliphages and F-specific bacteriophages in a stabilization pond and reservoir system in arid regions

Water Science and Technology: Water Supply

Volumn 3, Issue 4, 2003, Pages 177-184

  Alcaide, L ^a   Oron, G ^b,c,d   Gillerman, L ^b,c   Salgot, M ^a   Manor, Y ^e  

^a UNIVERSITY OF BARCELONA   (Spain)

^b BEN GURION UNIVERSITY OF THE NEGEV   (Israel)

^c Dept of Indust Eng and Management ^*  (Israel)

^d TECHNION ISRAEL INSTITUTE OF TECHNOLOGY   (Israel)

^e SHEBA MEDICAL CENTER   (Israel)

Author keywords

F specific bacteriophages; FC; Reservoirs; Rock filter; Somatic coliphages; Stabilization ponds

Indexed keywords

BACTERIOPHAGES; IRRIGATION; MICROORGANISMS; PH EFFECTS; RESERVOIRS (WATER); STABILIZATION PONDS;

STABILIZATION RESERVOIR SYSTEMS;

WATER SUPPLY;

BACTERIUM; MICROORGANISM; POLLUTANT REMOVAL; STABILIZATION POND; WASTEWATER TREATMENT;

BACTERIOPHAGE; BACTERIUM CONTAMINATION; COLIFORM BACTERIUM; COLIPHAGE; CONFERENCE PAPER; EFFLUENT; ISRAEL; NONHUMAN; PERFORMANCE; PH; PHYSICAL CHEMISTRY; PRACTICE GUIDELINE; WATER ANALYSIS; WATER CONTAMINATION; WATER SUPPLY; WINTER; WORLD HEALTH ORGANIZATION;

BACTERIA (MICROORGANISMS); NEGIBACTERIA; UNIDENTIFIED BACTERIOPHAGE;

EID: 0042383176     PISSN: 16069749     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.2166/ws.2003.0060     Document Type: Conference Paper

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