Influence of pH, Oxygen, and Humic Substances on Ability of Sunlight To Damage Fecal Coliforms in Waste Stabilization Pond Water

P. Curtis, Thomas; D. Mara, D.; A. Silva, Salomão

doi:10.1128/aem.58.4.1335-1343.1992

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Influence of pH, Oxygen, and Humic Substances on Ability of Sunlight To Damage Fecal Coliforms in Waste Stabilization Pond Water

Published in Applied and Environmental Microbiology • Apr 1, 1992

Authors:

Thomas P. Curtis

D. D. Mara

Salomão A. Silva

Abstract

Simple beaker experiments established that light damages fecal coliforms in waste stabilization ponds by an oxygen-mediated exogenous photosensitization. Wavelengths of up to 700 nm were able to damage bacteria. The ability of wavelengths of >425 nm to damage fecal coliforms was dependent on the pre...

Subject

Fecal coliform

Environmental chemistry

Chemistry

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