The behaviour of 2,4-D as it filters through slow sand filters

Journal of Water Supply: Research and Technology - AQUA

Volumn 46, Issue 3, 1997, Pages 144-149

  Woudneh, M B ^b   Lloyd, B ^a   Stevenson, D ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF SURREY   (United Kingdom)

^b NONE

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ADSORPTION; BIODEGRADATION; CHEMICALS REMOVAL (WATER TREATMENT); CHLORINE COMPOUNDS; HERBICIDES; HIGH PERFORMANCE LIQUID CHROMATOGRAPHY; MICROORGANISMS;

CHLOROPHENOL; CHLOROPHENOXY HERBICIDE; SLOW SAND FILTERS;

BIOLOGICAL FILTER BEDS;

ABSORPTION; BIODEGRADATION; FILTERS-SLOW SAND;

EID: 0031153757     PISSN: 00037214     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Article

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