| inactivation of polioviruses and coxsackieviruses in surface water. | inactivation rates of polioviruses 1 and 3 and coxsackieviruses a-13 and b-1 were determined in situ in the rio grande in southern new mexico, using membrane dialysis chambers. inactivation of the viruses was exponential, and the rates of inactivation were apparently affected principally by the water temperature. stability of the viruses in river water differed, with poliovirus 1 and coxsackie b-1 being most stable. typically 1-log reductions of infectivity at water temperatures ranging between ... | 1977 | 192146 |