Monitoring of water quality using fluorescence technique: Prospect of on-line process control

Water Research

Volumn 33, Issue 9, 1999, Pages 2069-2074

  Ahmad, S R ^a   Reynolds, D M ^a,b  

^a CRANFIELD UNIVERSITY   (United Kingdom)

^b UNIVERSITY OF HERTFORDSHIRE   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Fluorescence; Monitoring; Noninvasive; Pollutants; Wastewater

Indexed keywords

BIOCHEMICAL OXYGEN DEMAND; EFFLUENT TREATMENT; FLUORESCENCE; PROCESS CONTROL; SEWAGE TREATMENT; WASTEWATER TREATMENT;

AEROBIC DIGESTER; ONLINE PROCESS CONTROL;

WATER QUALITY;

FLUORESCENCE; MONITORING; PROCESS CONTROL; SEWAGE TREATMENT; WATER QUALITY;

ARTICLE; BIOCHEMICAL OXYGEN DEMAND; BIODEGRADATION; EFFLUENT; FLUORESCENCE; PRIORITY JOURNAL; SEWAGE TREATMENT; ULTRAVIOLET RADIATION; WATER QUALITY;

EID: 0033010823     PISSN: 00431354     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S0043-1354(98)00435-7     Document Type: Article

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