Water purification systems: A comparative analysis based on the occurrence of disinfection by-products

Environmental Pollution

Volumn 106, Issue 3, 1999, Pages 425-428

  Gibbons, J ^a   Laha, S ^a,b  

^a The Department of Electrical and Computer Engineering   (United States)

^b FLORIDA INTERNATIONAL UNIVERSITY   (United States)

Author keywords

Disinfection by products; Trihalomethanes; Water purification systems

Indexed keywords

CHLORINATION; DISINFECTION; GAS CHROMATOGRAPHY; HALOGEN COMPOUNDS; LAWS AND LEGISLATION; POLLUTION DETECTION; POTABLE WATER; PURIFICATION; WATER FILTRATION; WATER QUALITY; WATER SUPPLY;

DISINFECTION BY-PRODUCTS; TRIHALOMETHANES; WATER PURIFICATION SYSTEMS;

WATER POLLUTION CONTROL;

BROMODICHLOROMETHANE; BROMOFORM; CHLORINE; CHLOROFORM; DIBROMOCHLOROMETHANE; DRINKING WATER; HYPOCHLOROUS ACID; TRIHALOMETHANE;

DRINKING WATER; GAS CHROMATOGRAPHY; PURIFICATION; WATER FILTER;

ARTICLE; CHLORINATION; DISINFECTION; GAS CHROMATOGRAPHY; PURIFICATION; WATER ANALYSIS; WATER MANAGEMENT;

EID: 0033006627     PISSN: 02697491     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S0269-7491(99)00097-4     Document Type: Article

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