Quantification of pathogenic microorganisms and microbial indicators in three wastewater reclamation and managed aquifer recharge facilities in Europe

Science of the Total Environment

Volumn 408, Issue 21, 2010, Pages 4923-4930

  Levantesi, Caterina ^a   La Mantia, Rosanna ^b   Masciopinto, Costantino ^b   Böckelmann, Uta ^b   Ayuso Gabella, M Neus ^d   Salgot, Miquel ^d   Tandoi, Valter ^a   Van Houtte, Emmanuel ^e   Wintgens, Thomas ^f   Grohmann, Elisabeth ^c  

^a WATER RESEARCH INSTITUTE   (Italy)

^b WATER RESEARCH INSTITUTE   (Italy)

^c TECHNISCHE UNIVERSITÄT BERLIN   (Germany)

^d UNIVERSITY OF BARCELONA   (Spain)

^e Intermunicipal Water Company of the Veurne Region IWVA   (Belgium)

^f UNIVERSITY OF APPLIED SCIENCES AND ARTS NORTHWESTERN SWITZERLAND   (Switzerland)

Author keywords

Cryptosporidium; Faecal indicators; Giardia; Helminth eggs; Managed aquifer recharge; Salmonella; Wastewater reclamation

Indexed keywords

CRYPTOSPORIDIUM; FAECAL INDICATORS; GIARDIA; HELMINTH EGGS; MANAGED AQUIFER RECHARGE;

AQUIFERS; BACTERIOPHAGES; EFFLUENT TREATMENT; EFFLUENTS; GROUNDWATER RESOURCES; MICROORGANISMS; POTABLE WATER; RECHARGING (UNDERGROUND WATERS); SALMONELLA; WASTEWATER; WASTEWATER TREATMENT; WATER CONSERVATION; WATER POLLUTION; WATER QUALITY; WATER SUPPLY;

WASTEWATER RECLAMATION;

DRINKING WATER; GROUND WATER;

AQUIFER; BACTERIUM; BIOINDICATOR; PATHOGEN; RECHARGE; WASTEWATER; WATER TREATMENT;

AQUIFER; ARTICLE; BACTERIAL SPORE; BACTERIOPHAGE; CAMPYLOBACTER; CLOSTRIDIUM; CRYPTOSPORIDIUM; EFFLUENT; ENVIRONMENTAL RECLAMATION; EUROPE; GIARDIA; MICROORGANISM DETECTION; NONHUMAN; PRIORITY JOURNAL; SALMONELLA; WASTE WATER MANAGEMENT; WATER ANALYSIS; WATER QUALITY;

ANIMALS; CAMPYLOBACTER; CLOSTRIDIUM; COLONY COUNT, MICROBIAL; CRYPTOSPORIDIUM; ENTEROCOCCUS; ENVIRONMENTAL MONITORING; ESCHERICHIA COLI; EUROPE; FRESH WATER; GIARDIA; HELMINTHS; OOCYSTS; PARASITE EGG COUNT; SALMONELLA; WATER MICROBIOLOGY; WATER POLLUTANTS;

EUROPE;

CAMPYLOBACTER; CLOSTRIDIUM; CRYPTOSPORIDIUM; GIARDIA; SALMONELLA; VERMES;

EID: 77956063813     PISSN: 00489697     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.scitotenv.2010.07.042     Document Type: Article

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