Giardia sp. cysts and Cryptosporidium spp. oocysts dynamics in southeast Brazil: Occurrence in surface water and removal in water treatment processes

Water Science and Technology: Water Supply

Volumn 4, Issue 2, 2004, Pages 15-22

  Bastos, R K X ^a   Heller, L ^b   Vieira, M B M ^b   Brito, L A ^b   Bevilacqua, P D ^a   Nascimento, L E ^a  

^a FEDERAL UNIVERSITY OF VIÇOSA   (Brazil)

^b FEDERAL UNIVERSITY OF MINAS GERAIS   (Brazil)

Author keywords

Cryptosporidium; Filtered water; Giardia; Occurrence; Raw water; Removal

Indexed keywords

CONTAMINATION; POTABLE WATER; PROTOZOA; RAIN; SURFACE WATERS; TURBIDITY; WATER QUALITY;

RAW WATER; SOURCE WATERS;

WATER TREATMENT;

SURFACE WATER;

DRINKING WATER; EFFLUENT TREATMENT; FILTRATION; MICROORGANISM; WATER TREATMENT;

BRAZIL; CONFERENCE PAPER; CRYPTOSPORIDIUM; EFFLUENT; FILTRATION; GIARDIA; OOCYST; PROTOZOON; WATER QUALITY; WATER TREATMENT;

CRYPTOSPORIDIUM; GIARDIA; GIARDIA SP.; PROTOZOA;

EID: 2442653924     PISSN: 16069749     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.2166/ws.2004.0022     Document Type: Conference Paper

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