The efficiency of drinking water treatment plants in removing immunotoxins

dc.contributor.advisor	Pool, Edmund J.
dc.contributor.advisor	DuPreez, H.
dc.contributor.author	Malan, Cheryl
dc.contributor.other	Dept. of Medical BioSciences
dc.contributor.other	Faculty of Science
dc.date.accessioned	2013-08-16T07:11:18Z
dc.date.available	2011/06/22 10:53
dc.date.available	2011/06/22
dc.date.available	2013-08-16T07:11:18Z
dc.date.issued	2010
dc.identifier.uri	http://hdl.handle.net/11394/1947
dc.description	Magister Scientiae (Medical Bioscience) - MSc(MBS)	en_US
dc.description.abstract	The aim of this study was to evaluate the effectiveness of water treatment processes of two drinking water plants to remove immunotoxins and steroid hormones. Raw and treated drinking water was screened for effects on inflammatory activity using the biomarker IL-6, humoral immunity using the biomarker IL-10 and cell mediated immunity using the biomarker FN-γ. In vitro human whole blood culture assays were used in order to elucidate potential immunotoxicity.	en_US
dc.language.iso	en	en_US
dc.publisher	University of the Western Cape	en_US
dc.subject	Water	en_US
dc.subject	Purification	en_US
dc.subject	Disinfection and disinfectants	en_US
dc.subject	Immunotoxicology	en_US
dc.title	The efficiency of drinking water treatment plants in removing immunotoxins	en_US
dc.type	Thesis	en_US
dc.rights.holder	University of the Western Cape	en_US
dc.description.country	South Africa