Remote site production of sterile purified water from available surface water

Prehospital and Disaster Medicine

Volumn 19, Issue 3, 2004, Pages 266-277

  Taylor, Michael A ^a   Alambra, Elaine F ^a   Anes, John ^a   Behnke, Joel ^a   Enachescu, Brandusa ^a   Fitzgerald, Carolyn L ^a   Fortado, Megan ^a   Sizelove, Mark L ^a  

^a PRISMEDICAL Corporation   (United States)

Author keywords

bacteria; drinking water; endotoxin; infection control; purification; purified water; sterile water; sterilization; virus; water

Indexed keywords

ARTICLE; BIOMEDICAL TECHNOLOGY ASSESSMENT; DISASTER; HUMAN; INFECTION CONTROL; INSTRUMENT STERILIZATION; INSTRUMENTATION; WATER MANAGEMENT;

COMMUNICABLE DISEASE CONTROL; HUMANS; RELIEF WORK; STERILIZATION; TECHNOLOGY ASSESSMENT, BIOMEDICAL; WATER PURIFICATION;

EID: 16544374198     PISSN: 1049023X     EISSN: 19451938     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1017/S1049023X00001862     Document Type: Article

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