Survival of Viral Biowarfare Agents in Disinfected Waters

Table 1

Preparation of formulated tap water.

Chemical	Concentration of Stock (mg/liter)	Amount of Stock added (mL)	Final concentration (mg/liter)
NaHCO3	10,000	10.0	100
MgSO4⋅7H2O	1,000	13.4	13.4
K2HPO4	1,000	0.7	0.700
KH2PO4	1,000	0.3	0.300
(NH4)2SO4	100	0.1	0.0100
NaCl	100	0.1	0.0100
FeSO4⋅7H2O	10.0	0.1	0.001
NaNO3	1,000	1.0	1.00
CaSO4	1,000	27.0	27.0
Humic acida	1,000	1.0	1.00
Fulvic acidb	1,000	1.0	1.00

(a) IHSS Suwannee River Humic Acid Standard, Cat. No. 1S101H.
(b) IHSS Suwannee River Fulvic Acid Standard, Cat. No. 1S101F.