March 01, 1995
Arizona Water Resources
,
Joe Gelt ed.
4 vol.
,
no. 3
,
12 pp.
,
Water Resources Research Center
,
Tucson, AZ
Researchers and water quality regulators are paying increased attention to cryptosporidium, a potentially deadly parasite commonly occurring in untreated surface water. Cryptosporidium, nicknamed "crypto," recently attracted attention in Arizona when the parasite was found in Phoenix's and Mesa's treated drinking water supplies.