Solar disinfection of wastewater to reduce contamination of lettuce crops by Escherichia coli in reclaimed water irrigation

Water Research

Volumn 46, Issue 18, 2012, Pages 6040-6050

  Bichai, Françoise ^a   Polo López, M Inmaculada ^a   Fernández Ibañez, Pilar ^a  

^a PLATAFORMA SOLAR DE ALMERÍA CIEMAT   (Spain)

Author keywords

Escherichia coli; Hydrogen peroxide; Irrigation; Lettuce; Solar disinfection; Wastewater reuse

Indexed keywords

BATCH REACTORS; BOROSILICATE GLASS; CONTAMINATION; CROPS; DEVELOPING COUNTRIES; DISINFECTION; EFFLUENTS; ESCHERICHIA COLI; GLASS BOTTLES; HYDROGEN PEROXIDE; IRRIGATION; PLANTS (BOTANY); POTABLE WATER; SEWAGE TREATMENT PLANTS; SOLAR POWER GENERATION; WASTEWATER RECLAMATION; WATER POLLUTION;

DEVELOPING COMMUNITIES; DISINFECTION METHODS; IRRIGATION PRACTICES; LETTUCE; MICROBIAL CONTAMINATION; MUNICIPAL WASTEWATER TREATMENT PLANTS; SOLAR DISINFECTION; WASTEWATER REUSE;

WASTEWATER TREATMENT;

DRINKING WATER; HYDROGEN PEROXIDE;

COLIFORM BACTERIUM; DISINFECTION; DRINKING WATER; EFFLUENT; HYDROGEN PEROXIDE; IRRADIATION; IRRIGATION; LEAFY VEGETABLE; RECYCLING; SOLAR RADIATION; WASTEWATER; WATER TREATMENT;

ARTICLE; COLONY FORMING UNIT; CONCENTRATION (PARAMETERS); DISINFECTION; EFFLUENT; ESCHERICHIA COLI K 12; IRRIGATION (AGRICULTURE); LETTUCE; LIMIT OF DETECTION; MICROBIAL CONTAMINATION; NONHUMAN; PLANT LEAF; PRIORITY JOURNAL; SOLAR DISINFECTION; SOLAR RADIATION; WASTE WATER MANAGEMENT; WASTE WATER TREATMENT PLANT;

BACTERIA (MICROORGANISMS); ESCHERICHIA COLI; LACTUCA; LACTUCA SATIVA;

EID: 84867139653     PISSN: 00431354     EISSN: 18792448     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.watres.2012.08.024     Document Type: Article

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