Removal and inactivation of Cryptosporidium and microbial indicators by a quaternary ammonium chloride (QAC)-treated Zeolite in pilot filters

Journal of Environmental Science and Health - Part A Toxic/Hazardous Substances and Environmental Engineering

Volumn 41, Issue 6, 2006, Pages 1201-1210

  Abbaszadegan, Morteza ^a,b   Monteiro, Patricia ^c   Ouwens, Rudolf ^d   Ryu, Hodon ^a   Alum, Absar ^a  

^a Arizona State University   (United States)

^b ARIZONA STATE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^c UNIVERSITY OF BRASILIA   (Brazil)

^d Wilson and Company   (United States)

Author keywords

Antimicrobial capabilities; QAC treated Zeolite filter media

Indexed keywords

AMMONIUM COMPOUNDS; ENVIRONMENTAL IMPACT; ESCHERICHIA COLI; FILTRATION; MASS SPECTROMETRY; ZEOLITES;

ANTIMICROBIAL CAPABILITIES; MICROBIAL INDICATORS; PILOT FILTERS; QAC-TREATED ZEOLITE FILTER MEDIA;

BACTERIA;

CHLORINE DERIVATIVE; QUATERNARY AMMONIUM DERIVATIVE; ZEOLITE;

ANTIMICROBIAL ACTIVITY; ARTICLE; BIOFILTER; BIOFILTRATION; CHLORELLA VULGARIS; CONTROLLED STUDY; CRYPTOSPORIDIUM PARVUM; ESCHERICHIA COLI; FILTER; KLEBSIELLA; KLEBSIELLA TERRIENA; MICROBIAL ACTIVITY; NONHUMAN; OOCYST; WASTE COMPONENT REMOVAL;

ANIMALS; ANTI-INFECTIVE AGENTS; BACTERIOPHAGE PRD1; CHLORELLA VULGARIS; COLONY COUNT, MICROBIAL; CRYPTOSPORIDIUM PARVUM; ESCHERICHIA COLI; FILTRATION; KLEBSIELLA; LEVIVIRUS; OOCYSTS; QUATERNARY AMMONIUM COMPOUNDS; WASTE DISPOSAL, FLUID; WATER PURIFICATION; ZEOLITES;

CHLORELLA VULGARIS; CRYPTOSPORIDIUM; CRYPTOSPORIDIUM PARVUM; ESCHERICHIA COLI; KLEBSIELLA;

EID: 33745149747     PISSN: 10934529     EISSN: 15324117     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1080/10934520600623091     Document Type: Article

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