Detection of infectious cryptosporidium in filtered drinking water

Journal / American Water Works Association

Volumn 96, Issue 9, 2004, Pages

  Aboytes, Ramon ^c   Di Giovanni, George D ^a   Abrams, Felicia A ^b   Rheinecker, Corey ^b   Mcelroy, Wyndi ^b   Shaw, Nancy ^b   LeChevallier, Mark W ^b  

^a TEXAS A AND M UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^b American Water   (United States)

^c NONE

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

DISEASES; FILTRATION; HEALTH; ULTRAVIOLET RADIATION; WATER QUALITY; WATER TREATMENT PLANTS;

CRYPTOSPORIDIUM; MICROBIAL INDICATORS; PROTOZOAN PARASITES; SURFACE SOURCE WATERS;

POTABLE WATER;

CLOSTRIDIUM; CRYPTOSPORIDIUM; CRYPTOSPORIDIUM PARVUM; PROTOZOA;

EID: 19544391977     PISSN: 0003150X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1002/j.1551-8833.2004.tb10706.x     Document Type: Article

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