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Backcountry Water Treatment To Prevent Giardiasis, Jerry E. Ongerth, Ron L. Johnson, Steven C. Macdonald, Floyd Frost, Henry H. Stibbs

Faculty of Engineering and Information Sciences - Papers: Part A

This study was conducted to provide current information on the effectiveness of water treatment chemicals and filters for control of Giardia cysts in areas where treated water is not available. Four filters and seven chemical treatments were evaluated for both clear and turbid water at 10°C. Three contact disinfection devices were also tested for cyst inactivation. Filters were tested with 1-liter volumes of water seeded with 3 x 104 cysts of G. lamblia produced in gerbils inoculated with in vitro cultured trophozoites; the entire volume of filtrate was examined for cyst passage. Chemical treatments were evaluated at concentrations specified by …