Virus attenuation by microbial mechanisms during the idle time of a household slow sand filter

Water Research

Volumn 45, Issue 14, 2011, Pages 4092-4102

  Elliott, M A ^a   DiGiano, F A ^a   Sobsey, M D ^a  

^a University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill   (United States)

Author keywords

Biosand filter (BSF); Household drinking water treatment; Point of use (POU); Slow sand filtration (SSF); Waterborne viruses

Indexed keywords

POTABLE WATER; SODIUM AZIDE; WATER FILTRATION; WATER TREATMENT;

BIOLOGICAL FILTRATION; BIOSAND FILTER; DESIGN AND OPERATIONS; MICROBIAL ACTIVITIES; MICROBIAL COMMUNITIES; POINT OF USE; SLOW SAND FILTRATION; WATERBORNE VIRUS;

VIRUSES;

PROTEINASE; SODIUM AZIDE;

BIOFILTRATION; DESIGN METHOD; DRINKING WATER; FILTER; GRAZING; MICROBIAL COMMUNITY; NATURAL ATTENUATION; OPERATIONS TECHNOLOGY; SAND; SODIUM; VIRUS; WATER TREATMENT; WATERBORNE DISEASE;

ARTICLE; BIOFILTER; FILTRATION; GRAZING; HOUSEHOLD; MICROBIAL ACTIVITY; MICROBIAL COMMUNITY; MICROORGANISM; NONHUMAN; PRIORITY JOURNAL; VIRUS ATTENUATION; VIRUS CONCENTRATION; VIRUS PARTICLE; WATER TREATMENT;

BACTERIA (MICROORGANISMS);

EID: 79959794616     PISSN: 00431354     EISSN: 18792448     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.watres.2011.05.008     Document Type: Article

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