Combined sewer overflows: A source of Cryptosporidium and Giardia?

Water Science and Technology

Volumn 38, Issue 12, 1998, Pages 67-72

  Gibson III, C J ^a   Stadterman, K L ^b   States, S ^c   Sykora, J ^d  

^a UNIVERSITY OF SOUTH FLORIDA   (United States)

^b Allegheny County Sanitary Authority   (United States)

^c Pittsburgh (Pa) Water and Sewer Authority   (United States)

^d UNIVERSITY OF PITTSBURGH GRADUATE SCHOOL OF PUBLIC HEALTH   (United States)

Author keywords

Combined sewer overflows; Cryptosporidium; Faecal coliforms; Giardia; Urban streams

Indexed keywords

EID: 85088544374     PISSN: 02731223     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.2166/wst.1998.0503     Document Type: Article

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