Removal of human enteric viruses and indicator microorganisms from domestic wastewater by aerated lagoons

Canadian Journal of Microbiology

Volumn 56, Issue 2, 2010, Pages 188-194

  Locas, Annie ^a   Martinez, Veronica ^a,b   Payment, Pierre ^a  

^a INRS INSTITUT ARMAND FRAPPIER   (Canada)

^b Algorithme Pharma Inc   (Canada)

Author keywords

Aerated lagoons; Bacterial indicators; Human enteric viruses; Wastewater treatment

Indexed keywords

AERATED LAGOONS; AMBIENT CONDITIONS; BACTERIAL INDICATORS; CLOSTRIDIUM PERFRINGENS; COLIFORMS; COLIPHAGES; DOMESTIC WASTEWATER; DRINKING WATER TREATMENT PLANTS; HUMAN ENTERIC VIRUS; HUMAN ENTERIC VIRUSES; POSSIBLE SOLUTIONS; QUEBEC , CANADA; RAW WATER; SIMPLE APPROACH; THERMOTOLERANT; TREATED WASTEWATER; ULTRAVIOLET DISINFECTIONS;

BACTERIA; BACTERIOLOGY; BIOCHEMICAL OXYGEN DEMAND; EFFLUENTS; LAKES; POTABLE WATER; VIRUSES; WASTEWATER; WASTEWATER RECLAMATION; WASTEWATER TREATMENT; WATER RECYCLING; WATER TREATMENT PLANTS;

WATER AERATION;

DRINKING WATER;

BIOINDICATOR; COLIFORM BACTERIUM; DISINFECTION; DRINKING WATER; EFFLUENT; MICROORGANISM; PATHOGEN; POLLUTANT REMOVAL; SEASONAL VARIATION; WASTEWATER; WATER TREATMENT;

AERATION; ARTICLE; CANADA; CLOSTRIDIUM PERFRINGENS; COLIFORM BACTERIUM; COLIPHAGE; DISINFECTION; DOMESTIC WASTE; EFFLUENT; ENTERIC VIRUS; ENTEROCOCCUS; ENVIRONMENTAL TEMPERATURE; HEAT TOLERANCE; INDICATOR ORGANISM; LAGOON; NONHUMAN; PRIORITY JOURNAL; SPRING; STREAM (RIVER); SUMMER; ULTRAVIOLET RADIATION; WASTE WATER MANAGEMENT; WATER TREATMENT;

CLOSTRIDIUM PERFRINGENS; COLIPHAGES; COLONY COUNT, MICROBIAL; ENTEROBACTERIACEAE; ENTEROCOCCUS; ENTEROVIRUS; HUMANS; QUEBEC; SEASONS; VIRAL LOAD; VIRUSES; WATER MICROBIOLOGY; WATER PURIFICATION;

BACTERIA (MICROORGANISMS); CLOSTRIDIUM PERFRINGENS;

EID: 77949533770     PISSN: 00084166     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1139/W09-124     Document Type: Article

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