Inactivation of environmental and reference strains of heterotrophic bacteria and Escherichia coli O157:H7 by free chlorine and monochloramine

Journal of Water Supply: Research and Technology - AQUA

Volumn 56, Issue 2, 2007, Pages 137-150

  Wojcicka, Linda ^a   Hofmann, Ron ^a   Baxter, Carole ^a   Andrews, Robert C ^a   Auvray, Isabelle ^b   Lière, Julie ^b   Miller, Trent ^b   Chauret, Christian ^b   Baribeau, Hélène ^c  

^a UNIVERSITY OF TORONTO   (Canada)

^b INDIANA UNIVERSITY KOKOMO   (United States)

^c CAROLLO ENGINEERS   (United States)

Author keywords

Chloramine; Chlorine; Disinfection; Drinking water; E. coli O157:H7; Heterotrophic bacteria

Indexed keywords

AMINES; CHLORINE; DISINFECTION; ESCHERICHIA COLI; POTABLE WATER; WATER DISTRIBUTION SYSTEMS;

CHLORAMINES; HETEROTROPHIC BACTERIA; INACTIVATION KINETICS;

WATER TREATMENT;

AMINES; CHLORINE; DISINFECTION; ESCHERICHIA COLI; POTABLE WATER; WATER DISTRIBUTION SYSTEMS; WATER TREATMENT;

CHLORINE; COLIFORM BACTERIUM; DISINFECTION; DRINKING WATER; ENVIRONMENTAL CONDITIONS; WATER TREATMENT;

BACTERIA (MICROORGANISMS); BREVUNDIMONAS; BREVUNDIMONAS VESICULARIS; ESCHERICHIA COLI; PSEUDOMONAS FLUORESCENS; SPHINGOMONAS PAUCIMOBILIS;

EID: 33947505780     PISSN: 00037214     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.2166/aqua.2007.075     Document Type: Article

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