Long-Term Survival of Enteric Microorganisms in Frozen Wastewater

Microorganisms that are found in domestic wastewater and that can cause illness in humans include bacteria viruses protozoan cysts and helminth ova. This literature review attempts to determine whether organisms contained in a frozen sewage bulb in the Antarctic ice would survive for decades. This r...

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Bibliographic Details
Main Authors: Parker, Louise V., Martel, C. J.
Other Authors: ENGINEER RESEARCH AND DEVELOPMENT CENTER HANOVER NH COLD REGIONS RESEARCH AND ENGINEERING LAB
Format: Text
Language:English
Published: 2002
Subjects:
Medicine and Medical Research
Microbiology
*WASTE WATER
*ENTEROPATHOGENS
*MICROORGANISMS
*PROTOZOA
*ENTERIC BACTERIA
*ENTEROVIRUSES
HUMANS
COLD REGIONS
SURVIVAL(GENERAL)
FREEZING
ICE
THAWING
EPIDEMIOLOGY
WORMS
STRUCTURAL COMPONENTS
ANTARCTIC REGIONS
SEWAGE
CYSTS
REPRODUCTIVE SYSTEM
COLD ADAPTATION
COLD SHOCK FREEZING
HELMINTH
HELMINTH EGGS
PROTOZOAN CYSTS
RAPID COOKING
SLOW COOKING
WARMING
Antarctic
The Antarctic
Antarc*
Online Access:http://www.dtic.mil/docs/citations/ADA408371
http://oai.dtic.mil/oai/oai?&verb=getRecord&metadataPrefix=html&identifier=ADA408371
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Summary:Microorganisms that are found in domestic wastewater and that can cause illness in humans include bacteria viruses protozoan cysts and helminth ova. This literature review attempts to determine whether organisms contained in a frozen sewage bulb in the Antarctic ice would survive for decades. This review briefly examines the structural differences between these organisms; examines the susceptibility of these organisms to chilling freezing thawing and frozen storage and the effect these processes have on the structural components of the organisms; and compares findings from field studies including some archeo-logical studies on the ability of these organisms to withstand natural cold environments. The original document contains color images.

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