Sedimentation of helminth eggs in water

Water Research

Volumn 45, Issue 15, 2011, Pages 4651-4660

  Sengupta, Mita E ^a   Thamsborg, Stig M ^a   Andersen, Thorbjørn J ^b   Olsen, Annette ^a   Dalsgaard, Anders ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF COPENHAGEN   (Denmark)

^b UNIVERSITY OF COPENHAGEN   (Denmark)

Author keywords

Helminth eggs; Particles; Sedimentation; Settling velocity; Stokes' law; Water

Indexed keywords

ELEMENTARY PARTICLES; HEALTH RISKS; IRRIGATION; SEDIMENTATION; WATER;

ASCARIS SUUM; HELMINTH EGGS; HELMINTH PARASITES; LOW QUALITY WATERS; MEASUREMENTS OF; SETTLING VELOCITY; STOKES' LAW; TAP WATER;

VELOCITY;

TAP WATER;

EGG; EXPERIMENTAL STUDY; FLOCCULATION; HEALTH RISK; INVERTEBRATE; IRRIGATION SYSTEM; SEDIMENTATION; SETTLING VELOCITY; THEORETICAL STUDY; VISCOSITY; WASTEWATER; WATER QUALITY;

ARTICLE; ASCARIS SUUM; COMPARATIVE STUDY; DENSITY; HELMINTH; PRIORITY JOURNAL; SEDIMENTATION; SEDIMENTATION RATE; STRONGYLOIDEA; TRICHURIS SUIS; WASTE WATER; WATER ANALYSIS; WATER QUALITY;

ASCARIS SUUM; OESOPHAGOSTOMUM; TRICHURIS SUIS; VERMES;

EID: 79960555361     PISSN: 00431354     EISSN: 18792448     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.watres.2011.06.017     Document Type: Article

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