Project 429

Male-Specific Coliphages as Indicators of Viral Contamination of Drinking Water

$292,233
Completed
Principal Investigator
Mark Sobsey
Project Manager
Martin J Allen
Contractor
University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill
Microbes & Pathogens
Regulations

Abstract

Assesses the use of coliphages as human enteric viral and fecal indicators of water treatment process effectiveness to ensure removal efficiencies prescribed by regulatory agencies. Published in 1995.