Predation and transport of persistent pathogens in GAC and slow sand filters: A threat to drinking water safety?

Water Research

Volumn 64, Issue , 2014, Pages 296-308

  Bichai, Françoise ^a   Dullemont, Yolanda ^b   Hijnen, Wim ^c   Barbeau, Benoit ^a  

^a Université Laval   (Canada)

^b Waternet   (Netherlands)

^c KWR WATERCYCLE RESEARCH INSTITUTE   (Netherlands)

Author keywords

Cryptosporidium; Giardia; Granular filtration; Predation and transport; Public health risk; Zooplankton

Indexed keywords

BANDPASS FILTERS; HEALTH RISKS; PROTOZOA; RISK PERCEPTION; SURFACE WATERS; WATER FILTRATION; WATER TREATMENT;

CRYPTOSPORIDIUM; ENVIRONMENTAL CONDITIONS; FILTERED WATER; GIARDIA; GRANULAR FILTRATION; PREDATION AND TRANSPORT; PUBLIC HEALTH RISKS; SURVIVAL RATIO; TRANSPORT RATIOS; ZOOPLANKTON;

POTABLE WATER;

DRINKING WATER; SURFACE WATER; CHARCOAL; FRESH WATER;

CYST; DRINKING WATER; ENVIRONMENTAL CONDITIONS; FILTRATION; HEALTH RISK; HOST-PATHOGEN INTERACTION; MEASUREMENT METHOD; PREDATION; PROTOZOAN; PUBLIC HEALTH; ZOOPLANKTON;

ANIMAL EXPERIMENT; AQUATIC ENVIRONMENT; ARTICLE; BIOFILTER; BIOFILTRATION; CONTROLLED STUDY; CRYPTOSPORIDIUM; GAC FILTER; GIARDIA; NONHUMAN; OOCYST; OZONATION; PATHOGENESIS; PILOT STUDY; PREDATION; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PROBABILITY; RISK ASSESSMENT; ROTIFERA; SAFETY; SLOW SAND FILTER; SURVIVAL RATE; WATER SUPPLY; WATER TREATMENT; ZOOPLANKTON; ANIMAL; CHEMISTRY; FILTRATION; GROWTH, DEVELOPMENT AND AGING; ISOLATION AND PURIFICATION; MICROBIOLOGY; PARASITOLOGY; PROCEDURES; WATER MANAGEMENT;

ANIMALS; CHARCOAL; CRYPTOSPORIDIUM; DRINKING WATER; FILTRATION; FRESH WATER; GIARDIA; OOCYSTS; PREDATORY BEHAVIOR; ROTIFERA; WATER PURIFICATION; ZOOPLANKTON;

EID: 84905218194     PISSN: 00431354     EISSN: 18792448     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.watres.2014.07.005     Document Type: Article

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