Using coagulants to remove organic matter

Journal / American Water Works Association

Volumn 92, Issue 11, 2000, Pages 93-102

  Exall, Kirsten N ^a,b   Vanloon, Gary W ^c  

^a QUEEN S UNIVERSITY   (Canada)

^b TRENT UNIVERSITY   (Canada)

^c NONE

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ACIDS; COAGULATION; COMPOSITION EFFECTS; ORGANIC COMPOUNDS; POTABLE WATER; TEMPERATURE; TURBIDITY;

ALUM; COAGULANTS; POLYALUMINUM CHLORIDE;

CHEMICALS REMOVAL (WATER TREATMENT);

EID: 0034315493     PISSN: 0003150X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1002/j.1551-8833.2000.tb09053.x     Document Type: Article

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