Water and wastewater disinfection by ultrasound irradiation-a critical review

Global Nest Journal

Volumn 16, Issue 3, 2014, Pages 561-577

  Naddeo, V ^a   Cesaro, A ^a   Mantzavinos, D ^b   Fatta Kassinos, D ^c   Belgiorno, V ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF SALERNO   (Italy)

^b UNIVERSITY OF PATRAS   (Greece)

^c UNIVERSITY OF CYPRUS   (Cyprus)

Author keywords

Cavitation; Combined treatments; Escherichia Coli; Frequency; Microorganisms inactivation; Pathogen; Removal; Sonication

Indexed keywords

EID: 84911392147     PISSN: 17907632     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.30955/gnj.001350     Document Type: Article

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