Removal of coliphages in secondary effluent by microfiltration - Mechanisms of removal and impact of operating parameters

Water Research

Volumn 38, Issue 3, 2004, Pages 585-592

  Farahbakhsh, K ^a   Smith, D W ^b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF GUELPH   (Canada)

^b UNIVERSITY OF ALBERTA   (Canada)

Author keywords

Advanced treatment; Bacteriophages; Coliphage removal; Fouling; Microfiltration; Permeate flux

Indexed keywords

ADSORPTION; FOULING; MICROFILTRATION; PILOT PLANTS;

PERMEATE FLUXES;

EFFLUENT TREATMENT;

BACTERIUM; EFFLUENT TREATMENT; FOULING; MEMBRANE; MICROFILTRATION; PILOT PLANT;

ADSORPTION; ARTICLE; COLIPHAGE; EFFLUENT; EVALUATION; MEMBRANE; MICROFILTRATION; NONHUMAN; PERMEABILITY; POROSITY; PRIORITY JOURNAL; SURFACE PROPERTY;

UNIDENTIFIED BACTERIOPHAGE;

EID: 0347318181     PISSN: 00431354     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.watres.2003.10.018     Document Type: Article

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