The effect of ferric chloride flocculation on cyanobacterial cells

Water Research

Volumn 32, Issue 3, 1998, Pages 808-814

  Chow, C W K ^a   House, J ^a   Velzeboer, R M A ^a   Drikas, M ^a   Burch, M D ^a   Steffensen, D A ^a  

^a AUSTRALIAN WATER QUALITY CENTRE   (Australia)

Author keywords

Anabaena circinalis; Ferric chloride; Geosmin; Microcystin LR; Microcystis aeruginosa; Water treatment

Indexed keywords

BACTERIA; CELL CULTURE; COMPOSITION EFFECTS; FLOCCULATION; WATER TREATMENT; WATER TREATMENT PLANTS;

CYANOBACTERIA; FERRIC CHLORIDE; MICROCYSTIS AERUGINOSA;

CHLORINE COMPOUNDS;

ALUMINUM SULFATE; CYANOGINOSIN LR; FERRIC CHLORIDE; GEOSMIN;

ANABAENA; ARTICLE; CYANOBACTERIUM; CYTOLYSIS; FLOCCULATION; ODOR; PRIORITY JOURNAL; TASTE; WATER TREATMENT;

ANABAENA CIRCINALIS; CYANOBACTERIA; MICROCYSTIS AERUGINOSA;

EID: 0032032134     PISSN: 00431354     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S0043-1354(97)00276-5     Document Type: Article

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