Giardia lamblia and Cryptosporidium parvum in Six North Carolina Piedmont Community Water Supplies: Concentrations in Raw and Finished Waters and Associations with Fecal Coliforms and Enterocci

Objectives: 1. To determine the presence and levels of Giardia lamblia cysts and Cryptosporidium parvum oocysts in surface supplies of drinking water for six North Carolina piedmont cities. 2. To examine associations of G. lamblia cyst and/or C. parvum oocyst levels with levels of fecal coliforms, enterococci and turbidity in the above waters.Master of Science in Public Healt