Overland and Near-Surface Transport of Cryptosporidium parvum from Vegetated and Nonvegetated Surfaces
Jennifer R. Traska,
Prasanta K. Kalita*,a,
Mark S. Kuhlenschmidtb,
Ronald D. Smithb and
Ted L. Funka
a Department of Agricultural and Biological Engineering, University of Illinois, 1304 West Pennsylvania Avenue, Urbana, IL 61801
b Department of Veterinary Pathobiology, University of Illinois, 2001 South Lincoln, Urbana, IL 61802

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Fig. 1. Laboratory setup of the horizontal tilting soil chamber with surface runoff and near-surface flow collection systems.
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Fig. 2. Standard oocyst curve used for quantification of oocysts in water samples.
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Fig. 3. Kinetics of Cryptosporidium parvum recovery in surface runoff from bare-ground and vegetated conditions for 1.5% slope.
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Fig. 4. Kinetics of Cryptosporidium parvum recovery in surface runoff from bare-ground and vegetated conditions for 3.0% slope.
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Fig. 5. Kinetics of Cryptosporidium parvum recovery in surface runoff from bare-ground and vegetated conditions for 4.5% slope.
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