Removal of nodularin from brackish water with reverse osmosis or vacuum distillation

Water Research

Volumn 31, Issue 11, 1997, Pages 2922-2924

  Vuori, Erkki ^d   Pelander, Anna ^d   Himberg, Kimmo ^a   Waris, Matti ^b   Niinivaara, Kauko ^c  

^a National Bureau of Investigation Finland   (Finland)

^b FINNISH DEFENCE FORCES   (Finland)

^c UNIVERSITY OF OULU   (Finland)

^d NONE

Author keywords

Cyanobacteria; Drinking water; Nodularin; Purification; Reverse osmosis; Vacuum distillation

Indexed keywords

BACTERIA; DISTILLATION; EXTRACTION; POTABLE WATER; PURIFICATION; REVERSE OSMOSIS;

CYANOBACTERIA; NODULARIN; VACUUM DISTILLATION;

WASTEWATER TREATMENT;

DRINKING WATER; NODULARIN;

ARTICLE; ATMOSPHERIC PRESSURE; CONDUCTANCE; CYANOBACTERIUM; DESALINATION; DISTILLATION; HIGH PERFORMANCE LIQUID CHROMATOGRAPHY; PRIORITY JOURNAL; REVERSE OSMOSIS; SOLID PHASE EXTRACTION; WATER CONTAMINATION; WATER TREATMENT;

ALGAE; CYANOBACTERIA; NODULARIA SPUMIGENA; TRIXIS;

EID: 0031282252     PISSN: 00431354     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S0043-1354(97)00127-9     Document Type: Article

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