Decontamination of biological agents from drinking water infrastructure: A literature review and summary

Environment International

Volumn 72, Issue , 2014, Pages 124-128

  Szabo, Jeff ^a   Minamyer, Scott ^a  

^a U S ENVIRONMENTAL PROTECTION AGENCY   (United States)

Author keywords

Bacteria; Decontamination; Drinking water; Infrastructure; Spores; Viruses

Indexed keywords

BACTERIA; COMPUTER VIRUSES; DECONTAMINATION; DISINFECTANTS; ESCHERICHIA COLI; IRON; SALMONELLA; VIRUSES; WATER POLLUTION; WATER QUALITY; WATERWORKS;

CHLORINE DIOXIDES; DRINKING WATER SYSTEMS; DRINKING-WATER INFRASTRUCTURE; INFRASTRUCTURE; INFRASTRUCTURE MATERIALS; LITERATURE REVIEWS; SPORES; WATER INFRASTRUCTURE;

POTABLE WATER;

BIOLOGICAL PRODUCT; CEMENT; CHLORINE; COPPER; DRINKING WATER; IRON; PLASTIC; POLYVINYLCHLORIDE; DISINFECTANT AGENT;

CHLORINATION; COLIFORM BACTERIUM; DISINFECTION; DRINKING WATER; FLUSHING; SPORE; VIRUS; WATER QUALITY;

ARTICLE; BACILLUS CEREUS; BACILLUS SUBTILIS; BACTERIAL GROWTH; BACTERIAL SPORE; BACTERIUM CONTAMINATION; BIOFILM; CALICIVIRUS; CHLORINATION; COLIFORM BACTERIUM; DISINFECTION; ESCHERICHIA COLI; KLEBSIELLA PNEUMONIAE; LEGIONELLA PNEUMOPHILA; NONHUMAN; PERSISTENT VIRUS INFECTION; PSEUDOMONAS FLUORESCENS; SALMONELLA TYPHIMURIUM; SPORE GERMINATION; SPOROGENESIS; WATER CONTAMINATION; WATER MANAGEMENT; WATER QUALITY; WATER SUPPLY; BACILLUS; BACTERIUM; BIOLOGICAL ACCIDENT; DRUG EFFECT; INFRASTRUCTURE; METHODOLOGY; MICROBIOLOGY; PHYSIOLOGY; REVIEW; VIRUS; WASTE MANAGEMENT;

BACTERIA; DECONTAMINATION; DRINKING WATER; INFRASTRUCTURE; SPORES; VIRUSES;

BACILLUS; BIOFILMS; BIOHAZARD RELEASE; DECONTAMINATION; DISINFECTANTS; DISINFECTION; DRINKING WATER; ESCHERICHIA COLI; SPORES, BACTERIAL;

EID: 84907664730     PISSN: 01604120     EISSN: 18736750     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.envint.2014.01.031     Document Type: Article

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