Inactivation of Escherichia coli by alternative electric current in rivers discharged into sea

Journal of Electrostatics

Volumn 67, Issue 4, 2009, Pages 640-645

  Birbir, Meral ^a   Hacioǧlu, Hüsniye ^a   Birbir, Yaşar ^a   Altuǧ, Gülşen ^b  

^a MARMARA UNIVERSITY   (Turkey)

^b ISTANBUL UNIVERSITY   (Turkey)

Author keywords

Alternative electric current; Escherichia coli; Inactivation effect; River; Seawater

Indexed keywords

ALTERNATIVE ELECTRIC CURRENT; BLACK SEA; E. COLI; INACTIVATION EFFECT; MARINE WATERS; MARMARA SEA; RIVER WATER; WATER SAMPLES;

ELECTRIC CURRENT MEASUREMENT; ELECTRIC CURRENTS; ELECTRIC DISCHARGES; ELECTRIC POWER SUPPLIES TO APPARATUS; ESCHERICHIA COLI; SEAWATER EFFECTS;

RIVERS;

EID: 67349200236     PISSN: 03043886     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.elstat.2009.01.049     Document Type: Article

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