Microscopic pathogens in drinking water pose a risk to public health…
This research was prompted by concerns that rooftop-harvested rainwater fed into household hot water services might expose the public to harmful pathogens such as salmonella…
Cryptosporidium, a microscopic pathogen, forms infectious oocysts which are removed by specific and targeted water treatments…
Cryptosporidium, a microscopic single-cell parasite, forms an “oocyst” with a resistant outer layer analogous to an eggshell…
The ADWG 2011 lacked objective, quantifiable criteria for measuring pathogen removal from source waters…
Chlorine removes harmful pathogens from water but has the disadvantage of forming disinfection by-products (DBPs) by reacting with organic matter sometimes found in water…
Climate change is depleting water resources, while population increases drive demand for additional recreational facilities, particularly in the vicinity of urban centres…
Water is disinfected to remove harmful microbes and pathogens such as cholera and typhoid…
Water is disinfected to remove harmful organisms, then filtered and treated to remove contaminating pollutants…
Pathogenic microscopic organisms in source waters pose a risk to public health if water treatment plants do not remove them…