The concentration of Cryptosporidium and Giardia in water - The role and importance of recovery efficiency

Water Research

Volumn 47, Issue 7, 2013, Pages 2479-2488

  Ongerth, Jerry E ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF WOLLONGONG   (Australia)

Author keywords

Concentration; Cryptosporidium; Giardia; Recovery efficiency; Water samples

Indexed keywords

EFFICIENCY; PROTOZOA; SURFACE WATERS; WATER QUALITY; WATER SUPPLY;

ANALYTICAL METHOD; CONCENTRATION; CRYPTOSPORIDIUM; EFFICIENCY MEASUREMENT; FUNDAMENTAL PROPERTIES; GIARDIA; PUBLIC WATER SUPPLY; RECOVERY EFFICIENCY; WATER QUALITY PARAMETERS; WATER SAMPLES;

RECOVERY;

SURFACE WATER;

ANALYTICAL METHOD; CONCENTRATION (COMPOSITION); DATA SET; PROTOZOAN; SAMPLING; SPECIES OCCURRENCE; SURFACE WATER; WATER QUALITY; WATER TREATMENT;

ANALYTIC METHOD; ARTICLE; CONVALESCENCE; CRYPTOSPORIDIUM; CYST (RESTING STAGE); GIARDIA; NONHUMAN; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PUBLIC HEALTH; REPRODUCIBILITY; WATER ANALYSIS; WATER QUALITY; WATER SUPPLY;

AUSTRALIA;

CRYPTOSPORIDIUM; GIARDIA;

EID: 84875600219     PISSN: 00431354     EISSN: 18792448     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.watres.2013.02.015     Document Type: Article

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