Faecal bacterial indicators removal in various wastewater treatment plants located in Almendares River watershed (Cuba)

Water Science and Technology

Volumn 58, Issue 4, 2008, Pages 773-779

  Garcia Armisen, Tamara ^a,b   Prats, Josué ^c   Marrero, Yociel ^d   Servais, Pierre ^a  

^a UNIVERSITÉ LIBRE DE BRUXELLES   (Belgium)

^b VRIJE UNIVERSITEIT BRUSSEL   (Belgium)

^c UNIVERSITY OF HAVANA   (Cuba)

^d INSTITUTO SUPERIOR POLITÉCNICO JOSÉ ANTONIO ECHEVERRÍA   (Cuba)

Author keywords

Constructed wetland; Developing countries; Microbial removal; Solar aquatic system; Trickling filters; Tropical environment; Wastewater treatment

Indexed keywords

ARTICLE; BIOCHEMICAL OXYGEN DEMAND; COLIFORM BACTERIUM; CONSTRUCTED WETLAND; CUBA; DEVELOPING COUNTRY; ENTEROCOCCUS; ESCHERICHIA COLI; FECES MICROFLORA; RIVER; SUSPENDED PARTICULATE MATTER; WASTE WATER MANAGEMENT; WASTE WATER TREATMENT PLANT; WATER QUALITY; WATERSHED;

ANIMALS; BACTERIA; CUBA; ENVIRONMENTAL MONITORING; FECES; FILTRATION; RIVERS; WASTE DISPOSAL, FLUID; WATER MICROBIOLOGY; WETLANDS;

BACTERIA (MICROORGANISMS);

EID: 53549125006     PISSN: 02731223     EISSN: None     Source Type: Book Series    
DOI: 10.2166/wst.2008.440     Document Type: Article

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