Download or read book Molecular Mechanisms of Chemical Inactivation of Cryptosporidium Oocysts and Giardia Cysts written by Giovanni Widmer and published by American Water Works Association. This book was released on 2002 with total page 78 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: This report seeks to characterize, at the molecular level, the effect of water disinfectants on oocysts of Cryptosporidium parvum and on cysts of Giardia lamblia. It presents the results of ozone, chlorine, and ozone/chlorine sequential disinfection. Graphs, charts, and micrographs provide visual re