The use of bacteriophages for monitoring the microbiological quality of sewage sludge

Environmental Technology

Volumn 27, Issue 4, 2006, Pages 367-375

  Mandilara, C ^a   Mavridou, A ^b   Lambiri, M ^a   Vatopoulos, A ^a   Rigas, F ^c  

^a NATIONAL SCHOOL OF PUBLIC HEALTH   (Greece)

^b UNIVERSITY OF WEST ATTICA   (Greece)

^c NATIONAL TECHNICAL UNIVERSITY OF ATHENS   (Greece)

Author keywords

Anaerobic digestion; Bacteriophages; Indicators; Sludge

Indexed keywords

ANAEROBIC DIGESTION; INDICATORS (INSTRUMENTS); SEWAGE SLUDGE; SEWAGE TREATMENT PLANTS; SLUDGE DIGESTION; WASTEWATER TREATMENT; WATER POLLUTION;

ANAEROBICALLY DIGESTED SEWAGE SLUDGE; BACTERIAL INDICATORS; BACTEROIDES FRAGILIS; INTESTINAL ENTEROCOCCI; MICROBIOLOGICAL QUALITY; POTENTIAL INDICATORS; SLUDGE; WASTEWATER TREATMENT PLANTS;

BACTERIOPHAGES;

ANAEROBIC DIGESTION; BACTERIOPHAGES; ESCHERICHIA COLI; INDICATORS (CHEMICAL); MICROBIOLOGY; SEWAGE SLUDGE;

BACTERIOPHAGE; ENVIRONMENTAL MONITORING; FECES; MICROBIOLOGY; SEWAGE; SLUDGE;

ANAEROBIC DIGESTION; ARTICLE; BACTERIAL COUNT; BACTERIOPHAGE; BACTEROIDES FRAGILIS; COLIFORM BACTERIUM; COLIPHAGE; COLONY FORMING UNIT; CONCENTRATION (PARAMETERS); CONTROLLED STUDY; CORRELATION ANALYSIS; ENTEROCOCCUS; ENVIRONMENTAL MONITORING; ESCHERICHIA COLI; GREECE; MICROBIOLOGICAL EXAMINATION; NONHUMAN; SALMONELLA TYPHIMURIUM; SLUDGE; SLUDGE TREATMENT; WASTE WATER MANAGEMENT; WASTE WATER TREATMENT PLANT;

BACTERIA (MICROORGANISMS); BACTEROIDES FRAGILIS;

EID: 33745021236     PISSN: 09593330     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1080/09593332708618657     Document Type: Article

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