Removal of Clostridium perfringens, Escherichia coli and F-RNA coliphages by stormwater biofilters

Ecological Engineering

Volumn 49, Issue , 2012, Pages 137-145

  Li, Ya L ^a   Deletic, Ana ^a   Alcazar, Lucie ^b   Bratieres, Katia ^a   Fletcher, Tim D ^a,c   McCarthy, David T ^a  

^a MONASH UNIVERSITY   (Australia)

^b UNIVERSITÉ DE LYON   (France)

^c UNIVERSITY OF MELBOURNE   (Australia)

Author keywords

Biofilter; Pathogen; Saturated zone; Stormwater; Treatment; Wet and dry periods

Indexed keywords

BIOFILTER DESIGN; BIOFILTRATION SYSTEMS; CARBON SOURCE; CLOSTRIDIUM PERFRINGENS; COLIPHAGES; E. COLI; FILTER MEDIA; INDICATOR ORGANISMS; INTERMITTENT WETTING; LABORATORY STUDIES; MACROPORE FORMATION; MOISTURE LOSS; PATHOGEN REMOVAL; RECREATIONAL WATER; REMOVAL EFFICIENCIES; SATURATED ZONE; STORMWATERS; TREATMENT; URBAN STORMWATER RUNOFF; WET AND DRY; WET PERIOD;

BIOFILTRATION; CARBON; DRYING; ESCHERICHIA COLI; GROUNDWATER; PATHOGENS; RNA; STORMS; WATER POLLUTION; WATER QUALITY; WATER SUPPLY;

BIOFILTERS;

BACTERIUM; BIOFILTRATION; BIOINDICATOR; COLIFORM BACTERIUM; EVAPOTRANSPIRATION; HOST-PATHOGEN INTERACTION; POLLUTANT REMOVAL; RNA; SATURATION; STORMWATER; WATER QUALITY; WATER TREATMENT;

CLOSTRIDIUM PERFRINGENS; ESCHERICHIA COLI;

EID: 84866724650     PISSN: 09258574     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.ecoleng.2012.08.007     Document Type: Article

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