An Italian study on Cryptosporidium and Giardia in wastewater, fresh water and treated water

Environmental Monitoring and Assessment

Volumn 104, Issue 1-3, 2005, Pages 445-457

  Briancesco, Rossella ^a   Bonadonna, Lucia ^a  

^a ISTITUTO SUPERIORE DI SANITÀ   (Italy)

Author keywords

Bacterial indicators; Clostridium perfringens; Protozoa; Public health; Water quality

Indexed keywords

CORRELATION METHODS; POTABLE WATER; SAMPLING; SEWAGE; SURFACE WATERS; WASTEWATER; WATER QUALITY; WATER TREATMENT;

CRYPTOPORIDIUM OOCYSTS; GIARDIA CYSTS; HUMAN CONSUMPTION; PEARSON'S CORRELATION COEFFICIENTS;

MICROORGANISMS;

DRINKING WATER; FRESH WATER; SURFACE WATER;

DRINKING WATER; PROTOZOAN; PUBLIC HEALTH; WATER QUALITY;

AQUATIC ENVIRONMENT; ARTICLE; BACTERIAL COUNT; CLOSTRIDIUM PERFRINGENS; CONTROLLED STUDY; CORRELATION ANALYSIS; CORRELATION COEFFICIENT; CRYPTOSPORIDIUM; ENVIRONMENTAL MONITORING; ENVIRONMENTAL SANITATION; GIARDIA; INDICATOR ORGANISM; ITALY; MICROBIAL CONTAMINATION; NONHUMAN; OOCYST; PARASITE IDENTIFICATION; SEWAGE; SWIMMING POOL; WASTE WATER; WATER ANALYSIS; WATER CONTAMINATION; WATER TREATMENT;

ANIMALS; CRYPTOSPORIDIUM; ENVIRONMENTAL MONITORING; FRESH WATER; GIARDIA; ITALY; OOCYSTS; PUBLIC HEALTH; SEWAGE; WATER MICROBIOLOGY;

BACTERIA (MICROORGANISMS); CLOSTRIDIUM PERFRINGENS; CRYPTOSPORIDIUM; GIARDIA; PROTOZOA;

EID: 18144408012     PISSN: 01676369     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s10661-005-2282-4     Document Type: Article

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