Partitioning of Viruses in Wastewater Systems and Potential for Aerosolization

Environmental Science and Technology Letters

Volumn 3, Issue 5, 2016, Pages 210-215

  Lee, Mari Titcombe ^a   Pruden, Amy ^a   Marr, Linsey C ^a  

^a State University   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ANAEROBIC DIGESTION; BACTERIOPHAGES; CONCRETES; LIQUIDS; POLYPROPYLENES; POLYVINYL CHLORIDES; PORCELAIN; SURFACE PROPERTIES; VIRUSES;

AEROSOLIZATION; ANAEROBICALLY DIGESTED SLUDGES; GAIN INSIGHT; LIQUID FRACTION; MATERIAL SURFACE; POLYVINYL CHLORIDE (PVC); WASTE WATER SYSTEMS; WASTEWATER TREATMENT PLANTS;

WASTEWATER TREATMENT;

EID: 84991518470     PISSN: None     EISSN: 23288930     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1021/acs.estlett.6b00105     Document Type: Article

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