Transport of Cryptosporidium Oocysts in Porous Media

The transport and filtration behavior of Cryptosporidium parvum oocysts in columns packed with quartz sand was systematically examined under repulsive electrostatic conditions. An increase in solution ionic strength resulted in greater oocyst deposition rates despite theoretical predictions of a significant electrostatic energy barrier to deposition.

TUFENKJI, N. ; MILLER, G.F. ; RYAN, J.N. ; HARVEY, R.W. ; ELIMELECH, M. (2004): Transport of Cryptosporidium Oocysts in Porous Media. Role of Straining and Physicochemical Filtration. In: Environmental Science & Technology: Volume 38 , 5932-5938. URL [Accessed: 03.01.2013]