Bacterial Removal from Inexpensive Portable Water Treatment Systems for Travelers | Zendy

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Bacterial Removal from Inexpensive Portable Water Treatment Systems for Travelers

Author(s) -

Olivier Schlosser,

Céline Robert,

C. Bourderioux,

M. Rey,

Mirian Raposeiras Roubín

Publication year - 2006

Publication title -

journal of travel medicine

Language(s) - English

Resource type - Journals

SCImago Journal Rank - 1.985

H-Index - 59

eISSN - 1708-8305

pISSN - 1195-1982

DOI - 10.2310/7060.2001.5143

Subject(s) - bacteria , chlorine , filtration (mathematics) , effluent , pulp and paper industry , portable water purification , water treatment , iodine , food science , chromatography , microbiology and biotechnology , environmental science , chemistry , biology , environmental engineering , mathematics , organic chemistry , genetics , statistics , engineering

There are many personal portable water treatment systems for travelers on the market, including chemical agents, iodine resin purifiers and filters. However, information on the real efficacy of these systems in the field is often lacking. We have therefore estimated the capabilities of several inexpensive personal portable water treatment systems for travelers to remove bacteria in various situations of water quality, using stressed indigenous strains of bacteria.

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