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  • Antibacterial and antiviral effectiveness of two household water treatment devices that use monobrominated hydantoinylated polystyrene.

Antibacterial and antiviral effectiveness of two household water treatment devices that use monobrominated hydantoinylated polystyrene.

Journal of water and health (2016-12-14)
Kyle S Enger, Emaly S Leak, Tiong Gim Aw, Angela D Coulliette, Joan B Rose
ABSTRACT

Many different household water treatment (HWT) methods have been researched and promoted to mitigate the serious burden of diarrheal disease in developing countries. However, HWT methods using bromine have not been extensively evaluated. Two gravity-fed HWT devices (AquaSure™ and Waterbird™) were used to test the antimicrobial effectiveness of HaloPure

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Minimum Essential Medium Eagle, with Earle′s salts and non-essential amino acids, without L-glutamine, phenol red and sodium bicarbonate, Modified, powder, suitable for cell culture