Effects of primary sludge particulate (PSP) entrapment on ultrasonic (20 kHz) disinfection of Escherichia coli

Water Research

Volumn 45, Issue 11, 2011, Pages 3300-3308

  Cui, Xiaofei ^a   Talley, Jeffrey W ^a,b   Liu, Guojing ^c   Larson, Steve L ^d  

^a Southern Methodist University   (United States)

^b Environmental Technology Solutions   (United States)

^c Environmental Laboratory ^*  (United States)

^d US ARMY ENGINEER RESEARCH AND DEVELOPMENT CENTER   (United States)

Author keywords

Entrapment of Escherichia coli; Primary sludge particulates; Scanning electron microscopy; Ultrasonic disinfection

Indexed keywords

CELLS; CYTOLOGY; DISINFECTION; PARTICLES (PARTICULATE MATTER); SCANNING ELECTRON MICROSCOPY;

AQUEOUS SAMPLES; ESCHERICHIA COLI (E. COLI); EXPERIMENTAL CONDITIONS; INFORMED DECISION; PRIMARY SLUDGE; TWO-STEP MECHANISMS; ULTRA-SONICATION; ULTRASONIC DISINFECTION;

ESCHERICHIA COLI;

AQUEOUS SOLUTION; COLIFORM BACTERIUM; DISINFECTION; EXPERIMENTAL STUDY; SAMPLING; SCANNING ELECTRON MICROSCOPY; ULTRASONICS;

AQUEOUS SOLUTION; ARTICLE; COLONY FORMING UNIT; DISINFECTION; ESCHERICHIA COLI; NONHUMAN; PARTICULATE MATTER; PRIORITY JOURNAL; SCANNING ELECTRON MICROSCOPY; SLUDGE; ULTRASOUND;

ESCHERICHIA COLI;

EID: 79955947323     PISSN: 00431354     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.watres.2011.03.034     Document Type: Article

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