Occurrence of F-Specific Bacteriophages in Untreated and Treated Wastewaters in Mumbai.

ABSTRACT: F + coliphages are considered as potential enteric viral indicators in water systems as a tool for on-site validation of wastewater treatment processes. The present study evaluated the occurrence of F + coliphages in wastewaters collected from three wastewater treatment plants (WWTPs) in Mumbai city, to assess this potential. The detection and enumeration of F + coliphages was carried out from WWTPs Z1, Z3 and Z5 using the ISO 10705-1 and U.S EPA 1601 methods. F + coliphages were majorly detected in untreated wastewater samples followed by a few secondary treated samples in WWTP-Z1 and Z3 and one tertiary treated sample from Z1, these differences were found to be statistically significant. The difference in F + coliphage levels between the treatment stages highlight their potential as indi

SUBMITTER: Menon S 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC10924809 | biostudies-literature | 2024 Mar

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature