Natural disinfection of wastewater in marine outfall fields

Water Research

Volumn 34, Issue 3, 2000, Pages 743-750

  Yang, Lei ^a   Chang, Wen Shi ^a   Lo Huang, Mong Na ^a  

^a NATIONAL SUN YAT SEN UNIVERSITY   (Taiwan)

Author keywords

Chick's law; E. coli; Light intensity; Marine environment; Natural disinfection; Ocean outfall; Rotatable central composite design; Salinity

Indexed keywords

DISINFECTION; ESCHERICHIA COLI; OCEAN DUMPING; OUTFALLS; RATE CONSTANTS; SEAWATER; STATISTICAL METHODS; WATER ANALYSIS; WATER BACTERIOLOGY;

CHICK'S LAW; DIE-OFF RATE CONSTANTS; NATURAL DISINFECTION;

WASTEWATER TREATMENT;

DISINFECTION; SEA OUTFALL; WASTEWATER;

ARTICLE; DISINFECTION; ENVIRONMENTAL IMPACT ASSESSMENT; ESCHERICHIA COLI; MARINE ENVIRONMENT; PRIORITY JOURNAL; SALINITY; SEA; WASTE WATER MANAGEMENT;

ESCHERICHIA COLI;

EID: 0033992393     PISSN: 00431354     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S0043-1354(99)00209-2     Document Type: Article

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