Evaluation of Bacillus subtilis and coliphage MS2 as indicators of advanced water treatment efficiency

Water Science and Technology

Volumn 47, Issue 3, 2003, Pages 255-259

  Huertas, A ^a   Barbeau, B ^b   Desjardins, C ^c   Galarza, A ^a   Figueroa, M A ^a   Toranzos, G A ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF PUERTO RICO   (Puerto Rico)

^b John Meunier Inc   (Canada)

^c NONE

Author keywords

Aerobic spore formers; Bacillus subtilis; Ballasted clarification; Coliphages; Membrane technologies

Indexed keywords

COAGULATION; DISINFECTION; FILTRATION; FLOCCULATION; MICROORGANISMS; OZONE WATER TREATMENT; SEDIMENTATION;

DUAL-MEDIA FILTERS;

WATER TREATMENT;

DISINFECTANT AGENT; DRINKING WATER; OZONE;

EFFICIENCY; FILTRATION; MICROORGANISM; WATER TREATMENT PLANT;

EFFICIENCY MEASUREMENT; FILTRATION; MICROORGANISM; WATER TREATMENT;

AEROBIC BACTERIUM; ANTIBIOTIC RESISTANCE; BACILLUS SUBTILIS; BACTERIAL SPORE; BIOFILTRATION; COLIPHAGE; COMPARATIVE STUDY; CONFERENCE PAPER; CONTROLLED STUDY; COST BENEFIT ANALYSIS; CULTURE TECHNIQUE; DESICCATION; DISINFECTION; FILTER; FLOCCULATION; INDICATOR ORGANISM; MEMBRANE TECHNOLOGY; MICROBIOLOGICAL EXAMINATION; MICROFILTRATION; MICROORGANISM DETECTION; MS2 VIRUS; NONHUMAN; OZONATION; PERFORMANCE; PILOT STUDY; PUERTO RICO; SEDIMENTATION; WASTE WATER TREATMENT PLANT; WATER TREATMENT;

PUERTO RICO; SAN JUAN;

BACILLUS SUBTILIS; BACTERIA (MICROORGANISMS); POSIBACTERIA;

EID: 0345701223     PISSN: 02731223     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.2166/wst.2003.0204     Document Type: Conference Paper

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