Giardia and Cryptosporidium in source waters of São Paulo State, Brazil

Water Science and Technology

Volumn 50, Issue 1, 2004, Pages 239-245

  Hachich, E M ^a   Sato, M I Z ^a   Galvani, A T ^a   Menegon, J R N ^a   Mucci, J L N ^b  

^a Sao Paulo State Co Sanit/Technol   (Brazil)

^b UNIVERSITY OF SÃO PAULO   (Brazil)

Author keywords

Cryptosporidium; Giardia; Microbiological analysis; Parasitological analysis; Source water

Indexed keywords

ASSAYS; DISEASE CONTROL; FLUORESCENCE; HEALTH CARE; POTABLE WATER; WATER TREATMENT;

IMMUNOFLUORESCENCE ASSAYS; WATER-RELATED DISEASE;

WATER QUALITY;

CALCIUM CARBONATE; DRINKING WATER;

DRINKING WATER; PARASITIC DISEASE; PUBLIC HEALTH; WATER QUALITY; WATERBORNE DISEASE;

ARTICLE; BACTERIUM DETECTION; BACTERIUM IDENTIFICATION; BRAZIL; CLOSTRIDIUM PERFRINGENS; COLIFORM BACTERIUM; CONTROLLED STUDY; CORRELATION COEFFICIENT; CRYPTOSPORIDIUM; ENVIRONMENTAL MONITORING; FECES MICROFLORA; FLOCCULATION; GIARDIA; HEAT TOLERANCE; IMMUNOFLUORESCENCE TEST; NONHUMAN; PARASITE IDENTIFICATION; PUBLIC HEALTH; SPECIES COEXISTENCE; STATISTICAL SIGNIFICANCE; STREPTOCOCCUS; WATER ANALYSIS; WATER CONTAMINATION; WATER QUALITY; WATER SAMPLING; WATER STANDARD; WATER SUPPLY; WATER TREATMENT; WATERSHED;

BRAZIL; SAO PAULO [BRAZIL]; SAO PAULO [SAO PAULO (STT)]; SOUTH AMERICA;

BACTERIA (MICROORGANISMS); CLOSTRIDIUM; CLOSTRIDIUM PERFRINGENS; CRYPTOSPORIDIUM; CRYPTOSPORIDIUM PARVUM; GIARDIA; GIARDIA INTESTINALIS; GIARDIA LAMBLIA; PROTOZOA;

EID: 4344716196     PISSN: 02731223     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.2166/wst.2004.0061     Document Type: Article

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