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