Formation, evolution and modeling of trihalomethanes in the drinking water of a town: I. At the municipal treatment utilities

Water Research

Volumn 31, Issue 6, 1997, Pages 1299-1308

  Garcia Villanova, Rafael J ^a   Garcia, Cesar ^a   Alfonso Gomez, J ^a   Paz Garcia, M ^a   Ardanuy, Ramon ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF SALAMANCA   (Spain)

Author keywords

Chlorination by products; Chloroform in drinking water; Disinfection by products; Drinking water treatment plants; Haloforms; Trihalomethane formation; Trihalomethane modeling

Indexed keywords

DRINKING WATER; HUMIC ACID; TRIHALOMETHANE;

ARTICLE; CHLORINATION; CORRELATION FUNCTION; DISINFECTION; PH; PRIORITY JOURNAL; SPAIN; TEMPERATURE; WATER CONTAMINATION; WATER TREATMENT;

BYPRODUCTS; CHLORINATION; CHLORINE COMPOUNDS; CORRELATION METHODS; DISINFECTION; FUNCTIONS; METHANE; PH EFFECTS; REGRESSION ANALYSIS; THERMAL EFFECTS; WATER QUALITY; WATER TREATMENT PLANTS;

CHLOROFORM; TRIHALOMETHANES;

WATER ANALYSIS;

DISINFECTION; WATER SUPPLY; WATER TREATMENT PLANT;

EID: 0030615889     PISSN: 00431354     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S0043-1354(96)00335-1     Document Type: Article

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