title: [Removal of enteroviruses from water using asbestos-containing material].
abstract: The possibility of eliminating enteroviruses from water using the adsorbing properties of a thin-fiber material, asbestos, with an effectivity of 99.999% was demonstrated. One gram of asbestos-cellulose mass can adsorb at least 10(8.6) PFU. Effective adsorption is possible at different levels of water infection with enteroviruses (up to 10(7) PFU/ml), contamination with suspensions of organic and nonorganic origin, (turbidity up to 400 mg/l), pH from 3.0 to 11.0 at a temperature from 0 degrees to 50 degrees C. The adsorbing capacity of asbestos is similar for different types and strains of enteroviruses. An experimental laboratory unit showed this task to be technologically feasible.
mesh_terms: D001194:Asbestos; D004203:Disinfection / Q000379:methods*; D004769:Enterovirus Infections / Q000517:prevention & control*; D013242:Sterilization / Q000379:methods*; D014871:Water Microbiology
chemical_list: D001194:Asbestos
vernacular_title: Udalenie énterovirusov  iz vody s pomoshch'iu asbestosoderzhashchego materiala.