Legionella control by chlorine dioxide in hospital water systems

Journal / American Water Works Association

Volumn 101, Issue 5, 2009, Pages 117-127

  Zhang, Zhe ^a   McCann, Carole ^b   Hanrahan, Jennifer ^c   Jencson, Annette ^c   Joyce, Daniel ^c   Fyffe, Steven ^c   Piesczynski, Steve ^b   Hawks, Robert ^b   Stout, Janet E ^d   Yu, Victor L ^d   Vidic, Radisav D ^e  

^a SanAir Technologies Laboratory   (United States)

^b Mercy Hospital   (United States)

^c MetroHealth System ^*  (United States)

^d UNIVERSITY OF PITTSBURGH SCHOOL OF MEDICINE   (United States)

^e UNIVERSITY OF PITTSBURGH   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

DISINFECTANTS; DISINFECTION; HOSPITALS; MICROORGANISMS; POTABLE WATER; WATER DISTRIBUTION SYSTEMS;

CHLORINE DIOXIDES; LEGIONELLA; SECONDARY DISINFECTION; TIME-PERIODS; WATER SYSTEM;

CHEMICALS REMOVAL (WATER TREATMENT);

LEGIONELLA;

EID: 67651083723     PISSN: 0003150X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1002/j.1551-8833.2009.tb09894.x     Document Type: Article

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