Adsorption of microcystin-LR by activated carbon and removal in full scale water treatment

Water Research

Volumn 30, Issue 6, 1996, Pages 1411-1422

  Lambert, Timothy W ^a   Holmes, Charles F B ^b   Hrudey, Steve E ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF ALBERTA   (Canada)

^b UNIVERSITY OF ALBERTA   (Canada)

Author keywords

Cyanobacterial hepatotoxins; Drinking water; Granular activated carbon; Powdered activated carbon

Indexed keywords

ADSORPTION; BACTERIA; BIOASSAY; CARBON; CHEMICAL ACTIVATION; CHEMICALS REMOVAL (WATER TREATMENT); CHLORINATION; COAGULATION; POTABLE WATER; SEDIMENTATION; WATER FILTRATION;

CYANOBACTERIAL HEPATOTOXINS; GRANULAR ACTIVATED CARBON; MICROCYSTIN TOXINS; POWDERED ACTIVATED CARBON;

HAZARDOUS MATERIALS;

ACTIVATED CARBON; CYANOGINOSIN; PHOSPHOPROTEIN PHOSPHATASE;

ADSORPTION; ARTICLE; BIOASSAY; CYANOBACTERIUM; FILTRATION; PRIORITY JOURNAL; SEDIMENT; WATER TREATMENT;

ACTIVATED CARBON; ADSORPTION; MICROCYSTIN-LR; WATER TREATMENT;

EID: 0030153117     PISSN: 00431354     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/0043-1354(96)00026-7     Document Type: Article

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