UV disinfection of RBC-treated light greywater effluent: Kinetics, survival and regrowth of selected microorganisms

Water Research

Volumn 42, Issue 4-5, 2008, Pages 1043-1050

  Gilboa, Yael ^a   Friedler, Eran ^a  

^a TECHNION ISRAEL INSTITUTE OF TECHNOLOGY   (Israel)

Author keywords

Bacteria; Coliphages; Disinfection kinetics; Greywater; Microbial quality; Regrowth; UV disinfection

Indexed keywords

DISINFECTION; MICROORGANISMS; SEDIMENTATION; ULTRAVIOLET RADIATION;

COLIPHAGES; GREYWATER; UV DISINFECTION;

WASTEWATER TREATMENT;

DISINFECTION; MICROORGANISMS; SEDIMENTATION; ULTRAVIOLET RADIATION; WASTEWATER TREATMENT;

BACTERIUM; DISINFECTION; EFFLUENT; GROWTH; KINETICS; SURVIVAL; ULTRAVIOLET RADIATION; WASTEWATER;

ARTICLE; CLOSTRIDIUM PERFRINGENS; COLIFORM BACTERIUM; COLIPHAGE; DISINFECTION; EFFLUENT; ESCHERICHIA COLI; EXPOSURE; KINETICS; MICROBIAL GROWTH; MICROORGANISM; MICROSCOPY; NONHUMAN; PLATE COUNT; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PSEUDOMONAS AERUGINOSA; SEDIMENTATION; STAPHYLOCOCCUS AUREUS; SURVIVAL; ULTRAVIOLET RADIATION; WASTE WATER;

BACTERIA (MICROORGANISMS); CLOSTRIDIUM PERFRINGENS; ESCHERICHIA COLI; PSEUDOMONAS AERUGINOSA; STAPHYLOCOCCUS AUREUS;

EID: 38949110986     PISSN: 00431354     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.watres.2007.09.027     Document Type: Article

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