Algal production and trihalomethane formation potential: An experimental assessment and inter-river comparison

Canadian Journal of Fisheries and Aquatic Sciences

Volumn 59, Issue 9, 2002, Pages 1482-1491

  Jack, Jeffrey ^a   Sellers, Tim ^a   Bukaveckas, Paul A ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF LOUISVILLE   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ALGAL BLOOM; CHEMICAL POLLUTANT; DRINKING WATER; PRIMARY PRODUCTION; WATER POLLUTION; WATER QUALITY;

UNITED STATES;

ALGAE;

EID: 0036435980     PISSN: 0706652X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1139/f02-121     Document Type: Article

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