Project #4092
Free-Living Protozoa and Opportunistic Pathogens in Distributed Water
$639,336
Principal Investigator
Susan
Springthorpe
Research Manager
Mr. Jonathan Cuppett
Contractor
University of Ottawa
Abstract
This project determined the extent to which amoebae shelter pathogenic organisms and enable proliferation of pathogens such as Legionella and Mycobacterium avium complex in distribution systems. Research partner: Drinking Water Inspectorate. Published in 2014.