Effect of point-of-use disinfection, flocculation and combined flocculation - Disinfection on drinking quality in western Kenya

Journal of Applied Microbiology

Volumn 97, Issue 1, 2004, Pages 225-231

  Crump, J A ^a   Okoth, G O ^b   Slutster, L ^b   Ogaja, D O ^b   Keswick, B H ^c   Luby, S P ^a  

^a NATIONAL CENTER FOR EMERGING AND ZOONOTIC INFECTIOUS DISEASES   (United States)

^b KENYA MEDICAL RESEARCH INSTITUTE   (Kenya)

^c PROCTER AND GAMBLE COMPANY   (United States)

Author keywords

Alum compounds; Disinfection; Flocculation; Nephelometry and turbidimetry; Sodium hypochlorite; Water purification

Indexed keywords

DISINFECTANTS; ESCHERICHIA COLI; FLOCCULATION; HYDROMETALLURGY; POTABLE WATER; SODIUM; TURBIDITY; WATER QUALITY;

AIM POINT; ALUM COMPOUND; DRINKING WATER DISINFECTION; E-COLI CONCENTRATIONS; NEPHELOMETRIC TURBIDITY UNITS; NEPHELOMETRY; NEPHELOMETRY AND TURBIDIMETRY; POINT-OF-USE; SOURCE WATERS; WATER PURIFICATION;

DISINFECTION;

CHLORINE; DRINKING WATER; HYPOCHLORITE SODIUM;

DRINKING WATER; MICROBIAL ACTIVITY;

CONCENTRATION (PARAMETERS); CONFERENCE PAPER; DIARRHEA; DISINFECTION; ESCHERICHIA COLI; FLOCCULATION; HUMAN; KENYA; NONHUMAN; PHOTOMETRY; WATER QUALITY; WATER TREATMENT;

ESCHERICHIA COLI; NEGIBACTERIA;

EID: 3042763335     PISSN: 13645072     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1365-2672.2004.02309.x     Document Type: Conference Paper

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