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Record Nr.

UNINA9911004703303321

Autore

Hijnen Wim A. M

Titolo

Elimination of micro-organisms by drinking water treatment processes : a review

Pubbl/distr/stampa

[Place of publication not identified], : IWA Publishing, 2010

ISBN

1-68015-577-6

Collana

KWR Watercycle Research Institute series Elimination of micro-organisms by drinking water treatment processes

Disciplina

613.287

Soggetti

Drinking water - Microbiology - Netherlands

Water - Purification - Netherlands

Drinking water - Purification - Netherlands

Civil & Environmental Engineering

Engineering & Applied Sciences

Environmental Engineering

Lingua di pubblicazione

Inglese

Formato

Materiale a stampa

Livello bibliografico

Monografia

Note generali

Bibliographic Level Mode of Issuance: Monograph

Sommario/riassunto

The overall aim of this book is to present default values for the micro-organisms elimination or inactivation credit of universally used processes in water treatment (MEC or MIC). The growing interest in Quantitative Microbial Risk assessment (QMRA) for safe drinking water requires such data. These MEC or MIC values have been calculated from research on elimination of viruses, bacteria and bacterial spores and protozoa (oo)cysts (Cryptosporidium and Giardia) by these treatment processes published in the international literature. The data have been selected on the base of different quality criteria related to information on applied experimental conditions and used methods. Furthermore the studies have been categorized on base of their similarities with 'real world' conditions (selected micro-organisms, scale and conditions of the tested processes).