Disinfection of Contaminated Water by Using Solar Irradiation

Applied and Environmental Microbiology

Volumn 70, Issue 2, 2004, Pages 1145-1150

  Caslake, Laurie F ^a   Connolly, Daniel J ^a,c   Menon, Vilas ^a,d   Duncanson, Catriona M ^a   Rojas, Ricardo ^b   Tavakoli, Javad ^a  

^a LAFAYETTE COLLEGE   (United States)

^b Ctro Panam de Ingeniera Sanitaria   (Peru)

^c ROHM AND HAAS COMPANY   (United States)

^d NORTHWESTERN UNIVERSITY   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

BACTERIA; DISEASES; DISINFECTION; SANITATION; SOLAR RADIATION; WATER SUPPLY; WATER TREATMENT PLANTS;

CONTAMINATED WATER; GASTROINTESTIAL ILLNESS;

WASTEWATER;

DRINKING WATER; RIVER WATER;

DISINFECTION; DRINKING WATER; PHOTOCHEMICAL TREATMENT; SOLAR RADIATION;

APPARATUS; ARTICLE; BACTERICIDAL ACTIVITY; COLIFORM BACTERIUM; DEVELOPING COUNTRY; DISINFECTION; GASTROINTESTINAL DISEASE; LIGHT INTENSITY; NONHUMAN; PERU; RURAL AREA; SANITATION; SOLAR RADIATION; WASTE WATER TREATMENT PLANT; WATER CONTAMINATION; WATER QUALITY; WATER SAMPLING; WATER SUPPLY; WATER TREATMENT;

COLONY COUNT, MICROBIAL; DISINFECTION; ENTEROBACTERIACEAE; SOLAR ENERGY; SUNLIGHT; WATER MICROBIOLOGY; WATER POLLUTION; WATER PURIFICATION; WATER SUPPLY;

BACTERIA (MICROORGANISMS); NEGIBACTERIA;

EID: 2342617441     PISSN: 00992240     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1128/AEM.70.2.1145-1150.2004     Document Type: Article

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