Pennsylvania's filtration evaluation program: By identifying weaknesses and optimizing treatment, Pennsylvania has greatly improved performance at its surface water plants

Journal / American Water Works Association

Volumn 89, Issue 8, 1997, Pages 67-77

  Consonery, Phil J ^a,b,c   Greenfield, Donald N ^d,e   Lee, Joseph J ^d,e  

^a Pennsylvania Department of Environmental Protection   (United States)

^b Secty/Emergency Planning Committee   (United States)

^c PENNSYLVANIA STATE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^d DEP ^*

^e DEP's Div of Drinking Water Mgmt

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

POTABLE WATER; PROTOZOA; WATER ANALYSIS; WATER BACTERIOLOGY; WATER TREATMENT PLANTS;

CRYPTOSPORIDIUM SAMPLES; STATEWIDE FILTER PLANT PERFORMANCE EVALUATION (FPPE);

WATER FILTRATION;

EID: 0031212880     PISSN: 0003150X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1002/j.1551-8833.1997.tb08277.x     Document Type: Article

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