Use of meta-analysis to assess the effect of conventional water treatment methods on the prevalence of Cryptosporidium Spp. in drinking water

Human and Ecological Risk Assessment

Volumn 16, Issue 6, 2010, Pages 1360-1378

  Coffey, Rory ^a   Bergin, Donal ^a   Cummins, Enda ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY COLLEGE DUBLIN   (Ireland)

Author keywords

Conventional water treatment; Cryptosporidium prevalence; Meta analysis

Indexed keywords

CRYPTOSPORIDIUM;

EID: 78650264756     PISSN: 10807039     EISSN: 15497860     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1080/10807039.2010.526505     Document Type: Article

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