Detection of infectious parasites in reclaimed water

Water Environment Research

Volumn 78, Issue 12, 2006, Pages 2297-2302

  Huffman, Debra E ^a   Gennaccaro, Angela L ^a   Berg, Tracy L ^a   Batzer, Glenda ^c   Widmer, Giovanni ^b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF SOUTH FLORIDA   (United States)

^b TUFTS UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^c NONE

Author keywords

Cryptosporidium; Giardia; Protozoa; Reclaimed water

Indexed keywords

CONCENTRATION (PROCESS); HEALTH RISKS; PROTOZOA; WATER QUALITY;

CRYPTOSPORIDIUM; RECLAIMED WATER;

POLLUTION DETECTION;

WATER;

CONCENTRATION (PROCESS); HEALTH RISKS; POLLUTION DETECTION; PROTOZOA; WATER QUALITY;

HEALTH RISK; INFECTIOUS DISEASE; PARASITE; PROTOZOAN; WATER TREATMENT;

ANIMAL EXPERIMENT; ANIMAL MODEL; ARTICLE; CONTROLLED STUDY; CRYPTOSPORIDIUM; EFFLUENT; GERBIL; GIARDIA; HEALTH HAZARD; NONHUMAN; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PROTOZOAL INFECTION; WATER ANALYSIS; WATER QUALITY; WATER SAMPLING; WATER TREATMENT;

ANIMALIA; CRYPTOSPORIDIUM; GERBILLINAE; GIARDIA; PROTOZOA;

EID: 33845456340     PISSN: 10614303     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.2175/106143006X95429     Document Type: Article

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