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EFFECT OF NATURAL AND COMMERCIAL SURFACTANTS ON THE SURVIVAL AND SORPTION OF BACTERIOPHAGES IN GROUND WATER SYSTEMS
Citation:
Chattopadhyay, S., D. Chattopadhyay, W. G. Lyon, AND J T. Wilson*. EFFECT OF NATURAL AND COMMERCIAL SURFACTANTS ON THE SURVIVAL AND SORPTION OF BACTERIOPHAGES IN GROUND WATER SYSTEMS. ENVIRONMENTAL SCIENCE & TECHNOLOGY 36(19):4017-4024, (2002).
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There is an increasing concern about the protection of ground water from contamination by enteric viruses and the prevention of outbreaks of waterborne diseases. This study was undertaken to determine the processes that control viral transport in soil and ground water. In this study, we have focused on the effect of different surfactants (cationic, anionic, nonionic, and biological) on the degree of viral survival. Surfactants were selected due to their ubiquitous presence in subsurface systems, both as anthropogenic and natural organic matter. Results indicated that the ionic surfactants have the most deleterious effect on the viruses studied compared to nonionic and biological surfactants.