Tracers for investigating pathogen fate and removal mechanisms in mesocosms

• Published in: The science of the total environment Vol. 380; no. 1-3; pp. 188 - 195
• Main Authors: Werker, A.G, Van Loon, W, Legge, R.L
• Format: Publication
• Language: English
• Published: 2007
• Subjects: calibration; constructed wetlands; drug resistance; environmental fate; Escherichia coli; fluorescein; fluorescence emission spectroscopy; fluorescent labeling; indicator species; kinetics; labeling techniques; laboratories; methodology; nalidixic acid; optimization; particles; particulates; pathogens; Phragmites australis; sodium chloride; subsurface flow; vegetation cover; wastewater treatment; wetland plants

The purpose of the present investigation has been to develop a tracer suite that has application in in-situ assessment and optimization of physical and biological removal and elimination mechanisms of pathogens within laboratory scale biological treatment systems. The tracer suite includes three pat...