Cryptosporidium in water reuse: Evaluation of new disinfection technologies

• Autores: María Jesús Abeledo Lameiro
• Directores de la Tesis: Hipólito Gómez Couso (dir. tes.), María Elvira Ares Mazás (dir. tes.)
• Lectura: En la Universidade de Santiago de Compostela ( España ) en 2020
• Idioma: inglés
• Tribunal Calificador de la Tesis: Angel Javier Margugán Aguado (presid.), Fernanda Romaris Martínez (secret.), Isabel Martín García (voc.)
• Programa de doctorado: Programa de Doctorado en Avances en Biología Microbiana y Parasitaria por la Universidad de Santiago de Compostela
• Materias:
  • Ciencias de la vida
    • Biología animal (zoología)
      • Parasitología animal
  • Ciencias tecnológicas
    • Ingeniería y tecnología del medio ambiente
      • Tecnología de aguas residuales
• Enlaces
  • Tesis en acceso abierto en: MINERVA
• Resumen

  • Water reclamation is considered as one of the most important priorities worldwide. However, the reuse of treated wastewater involves health risk related with the transmission of certain pathogens. This Doctoral Thesis evaluates the efficacy of new technologies based on advanced oxidation processes against Cryptosporidium, which infectious forms have a robust nature, and they are often detected in wastewater treatment plant effluents, indicating that conventional sewage treatments do not remove this waterborne enteroparasite. The results obtained suggest that these methods are promising alternatives for improving the microbiological quality of reclaimed water, reducing the risk of transmission of infectious diseases.