Environmental Virology

Detalles Bibliográficos
Autores principales: Rao, V. C. (Autor), Melnick, J. L. (Autor)
Autor Corporativo: SpringerLink (Online service)
Formato: eBook
Lenguaje:English
Publicado: Boston, MA : Springer US : Imprint: Springer, 1986.
Colección:Aspects of Microbiology ; 1
Materias:
Acceso en línea:http://dx.doi.org/10.1007/978-1-4615-9761-2
Tabla de Contenidos:
  • 1 Introduction
  • References
  • 2 Human enteric viruses in polluted water
  • Enteroviruses
  • Hepatitis A virus
  • Non-A, non-B hepatitis
  • Norwalk and Norwalk-like agents
  • Rotaviruses
  • Adenoviruses
  • Parvoviruses
  • Enteric viruses in the etiology of water-borne disease
  • Summary
  • References
  • 3 Monitoring for viruses in wastewater and water
  • Why water should be monitored for viral contamination
  • Methods for monitoring viral contamination
  • Virus isolation from sewage, and surface and drinking water
  • Indicators for viruses
  • Standards for viruses in drinking water
  • Future developments in virus detection
  • Summary
  • References
  • 4 Virus removal by treatment processes
  • Advanced waste treatment (tertiary treatment)
  • Disinfection
  • Summary
  • References
  • 5 Human viruses in sludges, and ground water soils
  • Human viruses in sludges
  • Virus association with solids in wastewater
  • Recovery of viruses from sludges
  • Quantity of viruses in sludges
  • Fate of viruses during sewage sludge treatment and disposal
  • Human viruses in soils
  • Occurrence and distribution of viruses in soils
  • Adsorption, persistence and desorption of viruses in soils
  • Viruses in aerosols
  • Human viruses in ground water
  • Virus isolation from ground water associated with waterborne disease outbreaks
  • Virus isolation from land application sites
  • Virus survival in ground water
  • Summary
  • References
  • 6 Viruses in seawater, sediments and shellfish
  • Monitoring of enteroviruses in marine and estuarine water and sediments
  • Persistence of enteroviruses in the marine environment
  • Transmission of enteric viruses by recreational water resources
  • Role of shellfish in the transmission of enteric viral disease
  • Viral disease outbreaks attributed to shellfish
  • Isolation of viruses from shellfish
  • Adequacy of bacterial standards
  • Virus detection in shellfish
  • Summary
  • References.