Evaluation of the purification capacity of nine portable, small-scale water purification devices

Water Science and Technology

Volumn 50, Issue 1, 2004, Pages 179-183

  Hörman, Ari ^a,b   Rimhanen Finne, R ^b   Maunula, L ^c   von Bonsdorff, C H ^c   Rapala, J ^d   Lahti, K ^d   Hanninen M L ^b  

^a FINNISH DEFENCE FORCES   (Finland)

^b UNIVERSITY OF HELSINKI   (Finland)

^c UNIVERSITY OF HELSINKI   (Finland)

^d FINNISH ENVIRONMENT INSTITUTE   (Finland)

Author keywords

Coliform bacteria; Cryptosporidium parvum; F RNA bacteriophages; Microcystin; Purification device; Water

Indexed keywords

CELL CULTURE; DATA REDUCTION; ESCHERICHIA COLI; PATHOLOGY; REVERSE OSMOSIS; WATER FILTRATION;

MICROCYSTINS; WATER PURIFICATION;

WATER QUALITY;

CYANOGINOSIN; DRINKING WATER;

FILTRATION; MICROBIAL POLLUTANT; POLLUTANT REMOVAL; PURIFICATION; REVERSE OSMOSIS; WATER TREATMENT;

ARTICLE; BACTERIUM CONTAMINATION; CLOSTRIDIUM PERFRINGENS; CONCENTRATION (PARAMETERS); CONTROLLED STUDY; CRYPTOSPORIDIUM PARVUM; DEVICE; DISINFECTION; ENTEROBACTER CLOACAE; ESCHERICHIA COLI; FILTER; FILTRATION; KLEBSIELLA PNEUMONIAE; NONHUMAN; REVERSE OSMOSIS; WATER MANAGEMENT;

BACTERIA (MICROORGANISMS); CLOSTRIDIUM; CLOSTRIDIUM PERFRINGENS; CRYPTOSPORIDIUM; CRYPTOSPORIDIUM PARVUM; CYANOBACTERIA; ENTEROBACTER; ENTEROBACTER CLOACAE; ESCHERICHIA COLI; KLEBSIELLA; KLEBSIELLA PNEUMONIAE; PROTOZOA; UNIDENTIFIED BACTERIOPHAGE;

EID: 4344675383     PISSN: 02731223     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.2166/wst.2004.0051     Document Type: Article

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