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<div class="csl-entry">Stevenson, M. E., Pang, L., Farnleitner, A. H., Lindner, G., Kirschner, A. K. T., Blaschke, A., & Sommer, R. (2025, May 1). <i>Selecting an Appropriate Surrogate for Assessing Filtration Removal of Cryptosporidium parvum for Water Treatment Applications</i> [Poster Presentation]. EGU General Assembly 2025, Wien, Austria. https://doi.org/10.5194/egusphere-egu25-3798</div>
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dc.identifier.uri
http://hdl.handle.net/20.500.12708/224387
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dc.description.abstract
Cryptosporidium parvum is a pathogen causing gastrointestinal infections, occasionally leading
to death in immunocompromised individuals. It can contaminate surface water and groundwater,
and consequently drinking water supplies, through agricultural activities such as cattle and dairy
farming or the spreading of manure as fertilizer. The importance of removing C. parvum by
filtration is of great interest because of its long-term persistence in water as oocysts and its
resistance to chemical disinfection owing to its thick cell wall. This is relevant for both subsurface
filtration and engineered filtration processes. Therefore, it is necessary to evaluate its removal
efficiency in subsurface media and during the filtration stage of drinking water treatment. This
study aimed to select an appropriate surrogate for C. parvum oocysts that exhibits similar
attenuation and transport behaviour through porous media, is cost-effective, and poses no harm
to humans or the environment, enabling its application in engineered installations and field
studies.
Bacillus subtilis is commonly used as a conservative surrogate for C. parvum for subsurface
transport studies, and aerobic spores have been included by the U.S. Environmental Protection
Agency as an indicator for C. parvum in groundwater under the direct influence (GWUDI) of
surface water. While B. subtilis may be a cost-effective option, its smaller size (nearly 6 times
smaller in diameter), different shape (rod-shaped vs. spherical), and distinct surface characteristics
present limitations. This study evaluated the attenuation and transport of B. subtilis spores,
oocyst-sized unmodified (yellow-green and yellow-orange) and glycoprotein-coated microspheres,
along with UV inactivated C. parvum in columns packed with silica sand. The objective was to
determine the significance of size, surface charge, and macromolecules on the cell wall surface, on
the reduction of the oocysts. Glycoprotein-coated microspheres, exhibiting similar
physicochemical properties (including macromolecules) to oocysts, were found to be the most
effective surrogate. The study results highlight the importance of selecting appropriate surrogates
for accurate evaluation of the transport of C. parvum in the subsurface and its removal in water
treatment through sand filtration.
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dc.language.iso
en
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dc.subject
Cryptosporidium parvum
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dc.subject
Surrogate
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dc.subject
Filtration Removal
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dc.title
Selecting an Appropriate Surrogate for Assessing Filtration Removal of Cryptosporidium parvum for Water Treatment Applications
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dc.type
Presentation
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dc.type
Vortrag
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dc.contributor.affiliation
Medical University of Vienna, Austria
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dc.contributor.affiliation
Medical University of Vienna, Austria
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dc.type.category
Poster Presentation
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tuw.researchTopic.id
E4
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tuw.researchTopic.name
Environmental Monitoring and Climate Adaptation
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tuw.researchTopic.value
100
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tuw.publication.orgunit
E222-02 - Forschungsbereich Ingenieurhydrologie
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tuw.publication.orgunit
E166-05-3 - Forschungsgruppe Mikrobiologie und Molekulare Diagnostik
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tuw.publisher.doi
10.5194/egusphere-egu25-3798
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tuw.author.orcid
0000-0002-4259-4033
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tuw.author.orcid
0000-0002-3133-7007
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tuw.author.orcid
0000-0001-8617-5802
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tuw.author.orcid
0000-0002-7781-1915
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tuw.event.name
EGU General Assembly 2025
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tuw.event.startdate
27-04-2025
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tuw.event.enddate
02-05-2025
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tuw.event.online
On Site
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tuw.event.type
Event for scientific audience
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tuw.event.place
Wien
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tuw.event.country
AT
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tuw.event.presenter
Stevenson, Margaret E.
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wb.sciencebranch
Bauingenieurwesen
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wb.sciencebranch
Umwelttechnik
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wb.sciencebranch
Hydrologie
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wb.sciencebranch.oefos
2011
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wb.sciencebranch.oefos
2071
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wb.sciencebranch.oefos
1053
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wb.sciencebranch.value
30
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wb.sciencebranch.value
20
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wb.sciencebranch.value
50
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item.openairetype
conference poster not in proceedings
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http://purl.org/coar/resource_type/c_18co
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Publications
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item.languageiso639-1
en
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restricted
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item.fulltext
no Fulltext
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crisitem.author.dept
E222-02 - Forschungsbereich Ingenieurhydrologie
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crisitem.author.dept
E222-02 - Forschungsbereich Ingenieurhydrologie
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crisitem.author.dept
E166-05-3 - Forschungsgruppe Umweltmikrobiologie and Molekulare Diagnostik
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crisitem.author.dept
E222-02 - Forschungsbereich Ingenieurhydrologie
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crisitem.author.dept
Medical University of Vienna, Austria
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crisitem.author.dept
E222 - Institut für Wasserbau und Ingenieurhydrologie
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crisitem.author.dept
Medical University of Vienna
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crisitem.author.orcid
0000-0002-4259-4033
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crisitem.author.orcid
0000-0001-8617-5802
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crisitem.author.orcid
0000-0002-7781-1915
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crisitem.author.parentorg
E222 - Institut für Wasserbau und Ingenieurhydrologie
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crisitem.author.parentorg
E222 - Institut für Wasserbau und Ingenieurhydrologie
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crisitem.author.parentorg
E166-05 - Forschungsbereich Biochemische Technologie
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crisitem.author.parentorg
E222 - Institut für Wasserbau und Ingenieurhydrologie
