Association of Cryptosporidium with bovine faecal particles and implications for risk reduction by settling within water supply reservoirs

Journal of Water and Health

Volumn 4, Issue 1, 2006, Pages 87-98

  Brookes, Justin D ^a   Davies, Cheryl M ^a,b   Hipsey, Matthew R ^c   Antenucci, Jason P ^c  

^a Department of Applied Chemistry   (Australia)

^b UNIVERSITY OF NEW SOUTH WALES   (Australia)

^c UNIVERSITY OF WESTERN AUSTRALIA   (Australia)

Author keywords

Cow pats; Cryptosporidium; Oocyst; Pathogens; Risk assessment

Indexed keywords

RAIN;

CATTLE; FECES; PARTICLE SIZE; PATHOGEN; RESERVOIR; RISK ASSESSMENT; RUNOFF; WATER SUPPLY;

ANIMAL EXPERIMENT; ARTICLE; CATTLE; CONCENTRATION (PARAMETERS); CONTROLLED STUDY; CRYPTOSPORIDIUM; FECES ANALYSIS; FECES MICROFLORA; HYDRODYNAMICS; NONHUMAN; OOCYST; PARTICLE SIZE; RISK REDUCTION; SAMPLING; SIMULATION; THREE DIMENSIONAL IMAGING; WATER SUPPLY;

ANIMALIA; BOS TAURUS; BOVINAE; CRYPTOSPORIDIUM;

ANIMALS; CATTLE; CRYPTOSPORIDIUM; FECES; FLUORESCENT ANTIBODY TECHNIQUE; NEW SOUTH WALES; OOCYSTS; PARTICLE SIZE; RAIN; RISK ASSESSMENT; RISK REDUCTION BEHAVIOR; WATER MICROBIOLOGY; WATER SUPPLY;

EID: 33645641427     PISSN: 14778920     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.2166/WH.2006.0007     Document Type: Article

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