Removal of Cryptosporidium by wastewater treatment processes: A review

Journal of Water and Health

Volumn 14, Issue 1, 2016, Pages 1-13

  Nasser, Abidelfatah M ^a  

^a MINISTRY OF HEALTH   (Israel)

Author keywords

Cryptosporidium; Effluents; Inactivation; Reduction; Treatment; Wastewater

Indexed keywords

CHLORINE; WASTE WATER;

ACTIVATED SLUDGE; CONSTRUCTED WETLAND; DISINFECTION; EFFLUENT; ENVIRONMENTAL RISK; POLLUTANT REMOVAL; PROTOZOAN; ULTRAFILTRATION; ULTRAVIOLET RADIATION; WASTEWATER; WATER TREATMENT;

ACTIVATED SLUDGE; CRYPTOSPORIDIUM; DISINFECTION; EFFLUENT; NONHUMAN; OOCYST; REVIEW; ULTRAFILTRATION; ULTRAVIOLET IRRADIATION; WASTE WATER MANAGEMENT; FILTRATION; ISOLATION AND PURIFICATION; PARASITOLOGY; PROCEDURES; SEWAGE; ULTRAVIOLET RADIATION; WASTE WATER; WATER MANAGEMENT;

ANIMALIA; CRYPTOSPORIDIUM; PROTOZOA;

CRYPTOSPORIDIUM; DISINFECTION; FILTRATION; ULTRAVIOLET RAYS; WASTE DISPOSAL, FLUID; WASTE WATER; WATER PURIFICATION;

EID: 84958256014     PISSN: 14778920     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.2166/wh.2015.131     Document Type: Review

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