Assessment of natural organic matter in Quabbin Reservoir

Journal of Water Supply: Research and Technology - AQUA

Volumn 52, Issue 1, 2003, Pages 19-36

  Garvey, Elisa A ^a   Tobiason, John E ^b  

^a CAROLLO ENGINEERS   (United States)

^b UNIVERSITY OF MASSACHUSETTS   (United States)

Author keywords

Allochthonous natural organic matter; Autochthonous natural organic matter; Drinking water supply; Organic carbon; Quabbin Reservoir

Indexed keywords

MATERIALS BALANCE; MOLECULAR WEIGHT; POTABLE WATER; RESERVOIRS (WATER);

NATURAL ORGANIC MATTER;

WATER SUPPLY;

DRINKING WATER; ORGANIC MATTER; RESERVOIR; WATER QUALITY;

MASSACHUSETTS; QUABBIN RESERVOIR; UNITED STATES;

ALGAE; CHLOROPHYTA; CYANOBACTERIA; UNCULTURED CYANOBACTERIUM;

EID: 0037287103     PISSN: 00037214     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.2166/aqua.2003.0003     Document Type: Article

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