Viral and Bacterial Aerosols at a Wastewater Spray Irrigation Site.

Abstract

The second phase of a field study to measure microbiological aerosol disemination by the spray irrigation mode of land wastewater application was conducted at Ft. Huachuca, AZ. Chlorinated and unchlorinated secondarily treated wastewaters were sprayed in periods of high and low sunlight intensity, and bacterial and virus aerosols were sampled. Predictions of long distance migration and aerosol dispersal of total aerobic bacteria and enteric virus (utilizing seeded coliphage f2 as a model), were emphasized.

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Document Details

Document Type
Technical Report
Publication Date
Apr 01, 1978
Accession Number
ADA054436

Entities

People

  • Howard T. Bausum
  • Katheryn F. Kenyon
  • Stephen A. Schaub

Organizations

  • United States Army Medical Research and Development Command

Tags

Communities of Interest

  • Biomedical

DTIC Thesaurus Topics

  • Aerobic Bacteria
  • Aerosols
  • Bacteria
  • Bacterial Aerosols
  • Bacteriophages
  • Biodegradation
  • Composite Materials
  • Environmental Protection
  • Ground Level
  • Infectious Diseases
  • Mathematical Analysis
  • Measurement
  • Medical Personnel
  • Particles
  • Public Health
  • Spores
  • Viruses

Fields of Study

  • Environmental science

Readers

  • Environmental Engineering
  • Environmental Engineering.
  • Infectious Disease/Epidemiology