A review of virus removal in wastewater treatment pond systems

Water Research

Volumn 71, Issue , 2015, Pages 107-124

  Verbyla, Matthew E ^a   Mihelcic, James R ^a  

^a University of South Florida   (United States)

Author keywords

Bacteriophage; Lagoons; Pathogens; Sanitation; Stabilization ponds; Water reuse

Indexed keywords

DISINFECTION; EFFLUENTS; LAKES; PONDS; WASTEWATER RECLAMATION; WASTEWATER TREATMENT; WATER CONSERVATION;

CITIES AND TOWNS; FIELD STUDIES; LAGOON; POND SYSTEMS; STATISTICALLY ANALYSIS; TYPE OF TECHNOLOGY; VIRUS REMOVAL; WASTE-WATER TREATMENT PONDS; WASTEWATER MANAGEMENT; WATER REUSE;

BACTERIOPHAGES;

LAKE WATER;

BACTERIOPHAGE; EFFLUENT; HYDROCHEMISTRY; IRRIGATION; LAGOON; LITERATURE REVIEW; POLLUTANT REMOVAL; RECYCLING; SANITATION; SEDIMENTATION; TROPHIC LEVEL; WASTEWATER; WATER TREATMENT;

BACTERIOPHAGE; CHEMISTRY; DISINFECTION; EFFLUENT; FIELD STUDY; MACROINVERTEBRATE; MICROORGANISM; NONHUMAN; POND; PRIORITY JOURNAL; REVIEW; SANITATION; SEDIMENTATION; SUNLIGHT; TROPHIC LEVEL; VIRUS ENTRY; VIRUS GENOME; VIRUS REMOVAL; WASTE WATER MANAGEMENT; ANIMAL; BIOREACTOR; INVERTEBRATE; ISOLATION AND PURIFICATION; MICROFLORA; PROCEDURES; RADIATION RESPONSE; VIRUS; WATER MANAGEMENT;

ANIMALS; BIOREACTORS; DISINFECTION; INVERTEBRATES; MICROBIOTA; PONDS; SUNLIGHT; VIRUSES; WATER PURIFICATION;

EID: 84921403196     PISSN: 00431354     EISSN: 18792448     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.watres.2014.12.031     Document Type: Review

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