Using coagulation, and settling to remove toxic cyanobacteria

Journal / American Water Works Association

Volumn 93, Issue 2, 2001, Pages 100-111

  Drikas, Mary ^a,b,c,d,e,f   Chow, Christopher W K ^a   House, Jenny ^a   Burch, Michael D ^a  

^a AUSTRALIAN WATER QUALITY CENTRE   (Australia)

^b UNIVERSITY OF ADELAIDE   (Australia)

^c UNIVERSITY OF SOUTH AUSTRALIA   (Australia)

^d International Water Association   (United Kingdom)

^e Australian Water Association   (Australia)

^f Royal Australian Chemical Institute   (Australia)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

BACTERIA; CELLS; COAGULATION; FLOCCULATION; METABOLITES; REMOVAL; SEDIMENTATION; TOXICITY; WATER QUALITY; WATER TREATMENT PLANTS;

ALGAL BLOOM; CELL DAMAGE; MICROCYSTIN; MICROCYSTIS AERUGINOSA; TOXIC CYANOBACTERIA;

BIOLOGICAL WATER TREATMENT;

ALGAE; BACTERIA (MICROORGANISMS); CHLOROPHYTA; CYANOBACTERIA; MICROCYSTIS AERUGINOSA;

EID: 0034832372     PISSN: 0003150X     EISSN: None     Source Type: None    
DOI: 10.1002/j.1551-8833.2001.tb09130.x     Document Type: Article

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