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. 1977 May;33(5):1218-9.
doi: 10.1128/aem.33.5.1218-1219.1977.

Inactivation of poliovirus in wastewater sludge with radiation and thermoradiation

R L Ward

Inactivation of poliovirus in wastewater sludge with radiation and thermoradiation

R L Ward. Appl Environ Microbiol. 1977 May.

Abstract

Sludge is highly protective of poliovirus against both heat and ionizing radiation. This protection could be largely overcome when these two treatments were given simultaneously.

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