Removal of radioisotopes in solution and bactericidal/bacteriostatic sterilising power in activated carbon and metal silver filters

Environmental Toxicology and Pharmacology

Volumn 27, Issue 1, 2009, Pages 49-53

  Maioli, Claudio ^a   Bestetti, Alberto ^a   Mauri, Alessandro ^b   Pozzato, Carlo ^a   Paroni, Rita ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF MILAN   (Italy)

^b SAN PAOLO HOSPITAL   (Italy)

Author keywords

Activated carbon filter; Bacterial proliferation; Radioisotopes; Silver

Indexed keywords

ACTIVATED CARBON; GALLIUM 67; IODINE 131; RADIOISOTOPE; SILVER; TECHNETIUM 99M; THALLIUM 201;

ARTICLE; BACTERIAL GROWTH; BACTERICIDAL ACTIVITY; BACTERIOSTASIS; ENTEROCOCCUS FAECALIS; ESCHERICHIA COLI; FILTER; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PSEUDOMONAS AERUGINOSA; RADIOACTIVE CONTAMINATION; SALMONELLA ENTERITIDIS; STAPHYLOCOCCUS AUREUS; WASTE WATER MANAGEMENT; WATER CONTAMINATION;

BACTERIA (MICROORGANISMS); ENTEROCOCCUS FAECALIS; ESCHERICHIA COLI; PSEUDOMONAS AERUGINOSA; SALMONELLA ENTERITIDIS; STAPHYLOCOCCUS AUREUS;

EID: 57149123271     PISSN: 13826689     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.etap.2008.08.006     Document Type: Article

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