Desalination can leave viruses in drinking water, says Australian scientist
SYDNEY, AUSTRALIA, Nov. 8, 2010 -- According to Peter Collignon, a professor of infectious diseases and microbiology at Australian National University, membrane technology used for desalination doesn't always completely eliminate viruses when a plant has been built in close proximity to a sewage outfall.
A recent "reporting error" by Sydney Water showed E. coli had been found in processed drinking water at its Kurnell desalination plant. The plant's intake is less than two miles from a sewage outflow.
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