Airborne enteric coliphages and bacteria in sewage treatment plants

Water Research

Volumn 43, Issue 9, 2009, Pages 2558-2566

  Heinonen Tanski, Helvi ^a   Reponen, Tiina ^b   Koivunen, Jari ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF EASTERN FINLAND   (Finland)

^b UNIVERSITY OF CINCINNATI COLLEGE OF MEDICINE   (United States)

Author keywords

Bioaerosol; Coliphages; Impactor; Impinger; Indicator bacteria; Salmonella

Indexed keywords

AEROSOLS; SALMONELLA; SEWAGE AERATION; VIRUSES; WASTEWATER TREATMENT; WATER AERATION;

BIOAEROSOLS; COLIPHAGES; IMPACTORS; IMPINGER; INDICATOR BACTERIA;

SEWAGE TREATMENT PLANTS;

COLIFORM BACTERIUM; CONCENTRATION (COMPOSITION); SAMPLING; SEWAGE TREATMENT; WASTEWATER;

AEROSOL; AIR POLLUTION; ARTICLE; BACTERIUM DETECTION; COLIPHAGE; ENTEROBACTERIACEAE; FECAL COLIFORM; NONHUMAN; PRIORITY JOURNAL; SALMONELLA; SEWAGE TREATMENT PLANT; SLUDGE TREATMENT; WASTE WATER; WASTE WATER MANAGEMENT;

BACTERIA (MICROORGANISMS); SALMONELLA;

EID: 65449128766     PISSN: 00431354     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.watres.2009.03.006     Document Type: Article

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