Efficiency of water disinfectants against Legionella pneumophila and Acanthamoeba

Water Research

Volumn 45, Issue 3, 2011, Pages 1087-1094

  Dupuy, Mathieu ^a   Mazoua, Stéphane ^a   Berne, Florence ^a   Bodet, Charles ^a   Garrec, Nathalie ^b   Herbelin, Pascaline ^c   Ménard Szczebara, Florence ^d   Oberti, Sandrine ^d   Rodier, Marie Hélène ^a   Soreau, Sylvie ^c   Wallet, France ^c   Héchard, Yann ^a  

^a UNIVERSITÉ DE POITIERS   (France)

^b Veolia Environnement Recherche et Innovation   (France)

^c EDF R AND D   (France)

^d Anjou Recherche   (France)

Author keywords

Amoebae; Bacteria; Biocide; Chlorine; Oxidant

Indexed keywords

BACTERIA; BIOCIDES; CHLORINE; EFFICIENCY; OXIDANTS; PROTOZOA; RESERVOIRS (WATER);

ACANTHAMOEBA; AMOEBAE; BACTERIAL PATHOGENS; CHLORINE DIOXIDES; IMPACT ON THE ENVIRONMENT; LEGIONELLA PNEUMOPHILA; MONOCHLORAMINE; WATER SYSTEM;

DISINFECTANTS;

CHLORINE; CHLORINE DIOXIDE; DISINFECTANT AGENT; MONOCHLORAMINE;

BACTERIUM; CHLORINE; DISINFECTION; ENVIRONMENTAL IMPACT; EUKARYOTE; PATHOGEN; PESTICIDE; VIRULENCE;

ACANTHAMOEBA; ANIMAL CELL; ANIMAL EXPERIMENT; ARTICLE; BACTERIAL GROWTH; BACTERIAL STRAIN; BACTERIUM CULTURE; BACTERIUM ISOLATE; CONTROLLED STUDY; DISINFECTION; ENVIRONMENTAL IMPACT; LEGIONELLA PNEUMOPHILA; NONHUMAN; NUCLEOTIDE SEQUENCE; PARASITE ISOLATION; PRIORITY JOURNAL; TROPHOZOITE; WATER DISINFECTION; WATER SUPPLY; WATER TREATMENT;

ACANTHAMOEBA; BACTERIA (MICROORGANISMS); LEGIONELLA; LEGIONELLA PNEUMOPHILA;

EID: 78650581704     PISSN: 00431354     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.watres.2010.10.025     Document Type: Article

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