March, 1995
Arizona Water Resources,
Joe Gelt
ed.,
vol.
4,
no.
3,
12
pp.,
Water Resources Research Center,
Tucson, AZ,
March, 1995
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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.