Microbial mortality behavior promoted by silver (Ag⁺/Ag^o)-modified zeolite-rich tuffs for water disinfection.

ABSTRACT:

Background

In developing countries, death due to diseases caused by fecal-oral ingestion can be avoided by taking action on drinking water issues. Adequate access to water treatment systems to reduce infections is a critical cause. Silver has been used as an antibacterial product, including biomedical applications. Therefore, in this paper, the effect of the chemical speciation of silver from silver-modified zeolite-rich tuffs on the mortality of Escherichia coli (E. coli), Streptococcus faecalis (S. faecalis) and Candida albicans (C. albicans) suspended in aqueous solution was investigated for disinfection purposes.

Methods

The following aspects were considered to develop the investigation: a) the technique to prepare the modified z

SUBMITTER: Contreras-Arzate D 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC7721831 | biostudies-literature | 2020 Dec

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature