Chitosan and metal salt coagulant impacts on Cryptosporidium and microsphere removal by filtration

Water Research

Volumn 43, Issue 2, 2009, Pages 331-338

  Brown, Trevor J ^a   Emelko, Monica B ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF WATERLOO   (Canada)

Author keywords

Chitosan; Coagulation; Cryptosporidium; Drinking water treatment; Filtration; Pathogens

Indexed keywords

CHEMICAL WATER TREATMENT; CHITOSAN; CHLORINATION; CHLORINE COMPOUNDS; EFFLUENTS; IRON COMPOUNDS; MICROSPHERES; POLYSTYRENES; POTABLE WATER; SALT REMOVAL; TURBIDITY; WATER FILTRATION;

CHEMICAL PRE-TREATMENT; CHITOSAN SALTS; CRITICAL COMPONENT; CRYPTOSPORIDIUM; DRINKING WATER TREATMENT; FILTRATION PERFORMANCE; METAL SALT; OOCYSTS; PILOT SCALE; POLYSTYRENE MICRO-SPHERES;

COAGULATION;

BACTERIUM; CHITIN; COAGULATION; FILTRATION; TURBIDITY;

CRYPTOSPORIDIUM; CRYPTOSPORIDIUM PARVUM;

EID: 58549105757     PISSN: 00431354     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.watres.2008.10.035     Document Type: Article

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