Effect of solar radiation on survival of indicator bacteria in bathing waters

Central European Journal of Public Health

Volumn 14, Issue 3, 2006, Pages 133-137

  Deller, Sigrid ^a   Mascher, Franz ^a   Platzer, Sabine ^a   Reinthaler, Franz Ferdinand ^a   Marth, Egon ^a  

^a MEDICAL UNIVERSITY OF GRAZ   (Austria)

Author keywords

Bacterial inactivation; Fecal indicator bacteria; Small scale bathing ponds; Sunlight; Surface water; UV radiation

Indexed keywords

ARTICLE; BACTERICIDAL ACTIVITY; BATH; DNA DAMAGE; ELIMINATION REACTION; ENTEROCOCCUS FAECALIS; ESCHERICHIA COLI; INDICATOR ORGANISM; NONHUMAN; PSEUDOMONAS AERUGINOSA; SOLAR RADIATION; STAPHYLOCOCCUS AUREUS; ULTRAVIOLET B RADIATION;

EID: 33748926132     PISSN: 12107778     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.21101/cejph.a3380     Document Type: Article

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