Source waters are disinfected to remove harmful pathogens, but chlorine reacts with organic matter and bromides to form disinfection by-products (DBPs) which can affect health…
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…
Approximately 11% of Australians use rainwater as their main source of potable water but this poses a potential health risk caused by chemical contaminants or microbial pathogens from birds or mammals being washed off the roof…
Pathogenic microscopic organisms in source waters pose a risk to public health if water treatment plants do not remove them…
Cryptosporidium is a waterborne microscopic parasite with different forms at various stages of its lifecycle…