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ArticleFood and environmental virology2025

Evaluating the Performance of Gravity-Driven Membrane Filtration for Waterborne Pathogen Removal and Public Health Protection.

Chaojie Li

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Article in Food and environmental virology, 2025. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. Not yet cited in PubMed.

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Chaojie LiDepartment Surface Waters Research & Management, Eawag, Swiss Federal Institute of Aquatic Science and Technology, Seestrasse 79, 6047, Kastanienbaum, Switzerland. chaojie.li@eawag.ch.

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6 · The paper itself

Abstract

Waterborne pathogens pose a serious threat to public health, emphasizing the need for reliable and efficient water treatment technologies. Wastewater treatment plants employ a range of processes to reduce microbial contamination, with membrane filtration emerging as a promising solution due to its ability to physically remove pathogens without the production of harmful chemical by-products. This study investigates the effectiveness of a gravity-driven membrane (GDM) filtration system for pathogen removal from wastewater and evaluates the associated public health risks with and without treatment. A quantitative microbial risk assessment model was employed to estimate infection probabilities for various waterborne pathogens. The results demonstrated a significant decrease in pathogen concentrations following treatment, with up to a 10

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FiltrationWastewaterWater PurificationGravitationHumansMembranes, ArtificialNorovirusPublic HealthWater MicrobiologyMembranes, ArtificialWastewaterEnteric virusMembrane filtrationMicrobial risk assessmentWastewater

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PMID40660018
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