Chlorine Disinfection of Recreational Water for Cryptosporidium parvum

Chlorine Disinfection of Recreational Water for Cryptosporidium parvum

We examined the effects of chlorine on oocyst viability, under the conditions of controlled pH and elevated calcium concentrations required for most community swimming pools. We found that fecal material may alter the Ct values (chlorine concentration in mg/L, multiplied by time in minutes) needed t...

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Main Authors: Colleen Carpenter, Ronald Fayer, James Trout, Michael J. Beach
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Centers for Disease Control and Prevention 1999-08-01
Series:Emerging Infectious Diseases
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United States
Online Access:https://wwwnc.cdc.gov/eid/article/5/4/99-0425_article
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spelling doaj-603cba91b8ed47998a556492c2b0c80b2020-11-25T01:11:14ZengCenters for Disease Control and PreventionEmerging Infectious Diseases1080-60401080-60591999-08-015457958410.3201/eid0504.990425Chlorine Disinfection of Recreational Water for Cryptosporidium parvumColleen CarpenterRonald FayerJames TroutMichael J. BeachWe examined the effects of chlorine on oocyst viability, under the conditions of controlled pH and elevated calcium concentrations required for most community swimming pools. We found that fecal material may alter the Ct values (chlorine concentration in mg/L, multiplied by time in minutes) needed to disinfect swimming pools or other recreational water for Cryptosporidium parvum.https://wwwnc.cdc.gov/eid/article/5/4/99-0425_articleUnited States
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James Trout
Michael J. Beach
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Ronald Fayer
James Trout
Michael J. Beach
Chlorine Disinfection of Recreational Water for Cryptosporidium parvum
Emerging Infectious Diseases
United States
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Ronald Fayer
James Trout
Michael J. Beach
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title Chlorine Disinfection of Recreational Water for Cryptosporidium parvum
title_short Chlorine Disinfection of Recreational Water for Cryptosporidium parvum
title_full Chlorine Disinfection of Recreational Water for Cryptosporidium parvum
title_fullStr Chlorine Disinfection of Recreational Water for Cryptosporidium parvum
title_full_unstemmed Chlorine Disinfection of Recreational Water for Cryptosporidium parvum
title_sort chlorine disinfection of recreational water for cryptosporidium parvum
publisher Centers for Disease Control and Prevention
series Emerging Infectious Diseases
issn 1080-6040
1080-6059
publishDate 1999-08-01
description We examined the effects of chlorine on oocyst viability, under the conditions of controlled pH and elevated calcium concentrations required for most community swimming pools. We found that fecal material may alter the Ct values (chlorine concentration in mg/L, multiplied by time in minutes) needed to disinfect swimming pools or other recreational water for Cryptosporidium parvum.
topic United States
url https://wwwnc.cdc.gov/eid/article/5/4/99-0425_article
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