Occurrence of Cryptosporidium oocysts and Giardia cysts in Norwegian groundwater wells in bedrock

Journal of Water and Health

Volumn 6, Issue 3, 2008, Pages 383-388

  Gaut, Sylvi ^a,c   Robertson, Lucy ^b   Gjerde, Bjørn ^b   Dagestad, Atle ^a   Brattli, Bjørge ^c  

^a GEOLOGICAL SURVEY OF NORWAY   (Norway)

^b NORWEGIAN UNIVERSITY OF LIFE SCIENCES   (Norway)

^c NORWEGIAN UNIVERSITY OF SCIENCE AND TECHNOLOGY   (Norway)

Author keywords

Clostridium perfringens; Cryptosporidium; Drinking water; Giardia; Groundwater in bedrock

Indexed keywords

GROUND WATER;

BEDROCK; DETECTION METHOD; DRINKING WATER; FILTRATION; MICROBIAL ACTIVITY; PATHOGEN; TURBIDITY; WATER QUALITY; WELL WATER;

ARTICLE; BACTERIUM CONTAMINATION; BACTERIUM DETECTION; CLOSTRIDIUM PERFRINGENS; CONTROLLED STUDY; CRYPTOSPORIDIUM; GIARDIA; MEMBRANE FILTER; MICROBIAL CONTAMINATION; NONHUMAN; NORWAY; OOCYST; PARASITE IDENTIFICATION; TURBIDITY; WATER ANALYSIS; WATER CONTAMINATION; WATER QUALITY; WATER SAMPLING;

ANIMALS; CRYPTOSPORIDIUM; FRESH WATER; GEOLOGY; GIARDIA; HUMANS; NORWAY; OOCYSTS; WATER SUPPLY;

EURASIA; EUROPE; NORTHERN EUROPE; NORWAY; SCANDINAVIA;

CLOSTRIDIUM PERFRINGENS; CRYPTOSPORIDIUM; GIARDIA;

EID: 53349120874     PISSN: 14778920     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.2166/wh.2008.046     Document Type: Article

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