Occurrence and removal of parasites, enteric bacteria and faecal contamination indicators in wastewater natural reclamation systems in Tenerife-Canary Islands, Spain

Ecological Engineering

Volumn 37, Issue 3, 2011, Pages 496-503

  Abreu Acosta, Néstor ^a   Vera, Luisa ^b  

^a UNIVERSIDAD DE LA LAGUNA   (Spain)

^b Instituto Tecnologico de Canarias   (Spain)

Author keywords

Canary Island; Constructed wetlands; Enteric pathogens; Faecal indicators; Wastewater natural reclamation systems

Indexed keywords

ANAEROBIC TREATMENTS; CAMPYLOBACTER SPECIES; CAMPYLOBACTERS; CANARY ISLANDS; CLOSTRIDIUM PERFRINGENS; CONSTRUCTED WETLANDS; CRYPTOSPORIDIUM; ENTERIC BACTERIA; ENTERIC PATHOGENS; ENTEROBACTERIACEAE; FAECAL BACTERIA; FAECAL COLIFORMS; FAECAL CONTAMINATION; FAECAL INDICATORS; GIARDIA; HELMINTH EGGS; NATURAL SYSTEMS; POND EFFLUENTS; RE-CLAIMED WATER; RECLAMATION SYSTEMS; REMOVAL RATE; SOMATIC COLIPHAGES; SUBSURFACE FLOW; TENERIFE; VOLCANIC ASH; WATER RESERVOIR;

ANIMALS; BACTERIOLOGY; CONTAMINATION; EFFLUENTS; ESCHERICHIA COLI; LAKES; PROTOZOA; RESERVOIRS (WATER); SALMONELLA; VOLCANOES; WASTEWATER; WASTEWATER TREATMENT; WATER POLLUTION; WETLANDS;

WASTEWATER RECLAMATION;

ANOXIC CONDITIONS; BIOINDICATOR; CONSTRUCTED WETLAND; FECAL COLIFORM; FLAGELLATE; PARASITE; RESERVOIR; VOLCANIC ASH; WASTEWATER; WATER QUALITY;

CANARY ISLANDS; SANTA CRUZ DE TENERIFE [(PRV) CANARY ISLANDS]; SPAIN; TENERIFE;

ANIMALIA; CAMPYLOBACTER; CAMPYLOBACTER SP.; CLOSTRIDIUM PERFRINGENS; CRYPTOSPORIDIUM; CRYPTOSPORIDIUM SP.; ENTEROBACTERIACEAE; ENTEROCOCCUS; ESCHERICHIA COLI; GIARDIA; GIARDIA SP.; PROTOZOA; SALMONELLA; SALMONELLA SP.; VERMES;

EID: 79551641926     PISSN: 09258574     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.ecoleng.2010.12.014     Document Type: Article

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