A survey of cryptosporidiumoocysts in water supplies during a 10-year period (2000-2009) in Seoul

Korean Journal of Parasitology

Volumn 48, Issue 3, 2010, Pages 219-224

  Lee, Mok Young ^a   Cho, Eun Joo ^a   Lee, Jin Hyo ^a   Han, Sun Hee ^a   Park, Yong Sang ^a  

^a Seoul Metropolitan Waterworks Research Institute   (South Korea)

Author keywords

Conventional water treatment; Cryptosporidium; Drinking water supply; Oocysts; River water; Seoul

Indexed keywords

DRINKING WATER; FRESH WATER;

ARTICLE; CONTROLLED STUDY; CRYPTOSPORIDIUM; NONHUMAN; OOCYST; PARASITE IDENTIFICATION; SEASONAL VARIATION; SOUTH KOREA; WATER ANALYSIS; WATER CONTAMINATION; WATER MANAGEMENT; WATER QUALITY; WATER SAMPLING; WATER SUPPLY; WINTER; GROWTH, DEVELOPMENT AND AGING; ISOLATION AND PURIFICATION; PARASITOLOGY; RIVER;

CRYPTOSPORIDIUM;

CRYPTOSPORIDIUM; FRESH WATER; OOCYSTS; REPUBLIC OF KOREA; RIVERS; WATER SUPPLY;

EID: 78149378173     PISSN: 00234001     EISSN: 17380006     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.3347/kjp.2010.48.3.219     Document Type: Article

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