Examination of monodispersed artificial particles similar to C. parvum oocysts in size as the removal surrogate of Cryptosporidium

Journal of Water Supply: Research and Technology - AQUA

Volumn 53, Issue 1, 2004, Pages 51-59

  Kim, Han Seung ^a   Shikiya, Junji ^c   Akiba, Michihiro ^b   Kunikane, Shoichi ^b  

^a Korea Water Resources Corporation   (South Korea)

^b NATIONAL INSTITUTE OF PUBLIC HEALTH   (Japan)

^c Okinawa Enterprise Bureau   (Japan)

Author keywords

Artificial particle; Coagulation; Cryptosporidium; Filtration; Surrogate; Water treatment

Indexed keywords

COAGULATION; CORRELATION METHODS; MICROORGANISMS; PARTICLE SIZE ANALYSIS; TURBIDITY; WATER FILTRATION; WATER TREATMENT;

ARTIFICIAL PARTICLES; SURROGATE TRACERS;

WATER SUPPLY;

COAGULATION; FILTRATION; MICROORGANISM; REMOVAL; WATER TREATMENT;

CRYPTOSPORIDIUM; CRYPTOSPORIDIUM PARVUM; VISCUM; VISCUM ALBUM;

EID: 1342290754     PISSN: 00037214     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.2166/aqua.2004.0006     Document Type: Article

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