Survival of Escherichia coli in two sewage treatment plants using UV irradiation and chlorination for disinfection

Water Research

Volumn 47, Issue 17, 2013, Pages 6670-6679

  Anastasi, E M ^a,c   Wohlsen, T D ^b   Stratton, H M ^c   Katouli, M ^a,c  

^a UNIVERSITY OF THE SUNSHINE COAST   (Australia)

^b Unitywater   (Australia)

^c GRIFFITH UNIVERSITY   (Australia)

Author keywords

Chlorination; Disinfection; Escherichia coli; Sewage treatment plant; UV irradiation

Indexed keywords

ANTIBIOTICS; CHLORINATION; DISINFECTION; EFFLUENTS; ESCHERICHIA COLI; RADIATION; SEWAGE TREATMENT PLANTS;

BIOCHEMICAL PHENOTYPES; DISINFECTION PROCESS; FINGERPRINTING METHODS; HIGH RESOLUTION; PHYLOGENETIC GROUPS; TREATED EFFLUENT; UV IRRADIATION; VIRULENCE GENE;

IRRADIATION;

ANTIBIOTICS; BIOCHEMISTRY; CHLORINATION; COLIFORM BACTERIUM; DISINFECTION; IRRADIATION; MICROBIAL ACTIVITY; MICROBIAL ECOLOGY; SEWAGE TREATMENT; SPECIES DIVERSITY; SURVIVAL; ULTRAVIOLET RADIATION; WASTE FACILITY;

ARTICLE; BACTERIAL STRAIN; BACTERIAL SURVIVAL; BACTERIAL VIRULENCE; BACTERIUM ISOLATION; CHLORINATION; DISINFECTION; ESCHERICHIA COLI; EXTRAINTESTINAL PATHOGENIC ESCHERICHIA COLI; PRIORITY JOURNAL; SEWAGE TREATMENT PLANT; ULTRAVIOLET IRRADIATION; UROPATHOGENIC ESCHERICHIA COLI;

ESCHERICHIA COLI;

CHLORINATION; DISINFECTION; ESCHERICHIA COLI; SEWAGE TREATMENT PLANT; UV IRRADIATION;

BIODEGRADATION, ENVIRONMENTAL; DISINFECTION; DRUG RESISTANCE, MICROBIAL; ESCHERICHIA COLI; HALOGENATION; MICROBIAL VIABILITY; SEWAGE; ULTRAVIOLET RAYS; VIRULENCE; WATER PURIFICATION;

EID: 84886101548     PISSN: 00431354     EISSN: 18792448     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.watres.2013.09.008     Document Type: Article

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