Implementing PBMS improvements to USEPA's Cryptosporidium and Giardia methods

Journal / American Water Works Association

Volumn 95, Issue 9, 2003, Pages

  Clancy, Jennifer L ^a   Connell, Kevin ^b   McCuin, Randi M ^c  

^a Clancy Environmental Consultants Inc   (United States)

^b DynCorp   (United States)

^c CEC   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

BIOLOGICAL WATER TREATMENT; CENTRIFUGATION; DISTILLATION; ENVIRONMENTAL PROTECTION; MICROBIOLOGY; RESEARCH LABORATORIES; SURFACE WATER RESOURCES;

DISTILLED WATER;

WATER QUALITY;

CRYPTOSPORIDIUM; GIARDIA;

EID: 0141973609     PISSN: 0003150X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1002/j.1551-8833.2003.tb10456.x     Document Type: Article

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