The fate of chlorine and organic materials in swimming pools

Chemosphere

Volumn 51, Issue 9, 2003, Pages 869-879

  Judd, S J ^a   Bullock, G ^a  

^a CRANFIELD UNIVERSITY   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Chloramines; Chlorination; Disinfection by products; Humic acid; Nitrate; Organic carbon; Swimming pools; Trihalomethanes

Indexed keywords

BODY FLUIDS; CHLORINE; SWIMMING POOLS;

BODY FLUID ANALOGUE (BFA);

ORGANIC COMPOUNDS;

CHLORINE; HUMIC ACID; NITRATE; NITROGEN; ORGANIC CARBON; ORGANIC MATTER; TOSYLCHLORAMIDE SODIUM; TRIHALOMETHANE; VOLATILE AGENT;

CHLORINATION;

ANALYTIC METHOD; ARTICLE; ATMOSPHERE; CHLORINATION; DISINFECTION; MINERALIZATION; PH; REACTION ANALYSIS; SWIMMING POOL;

EID: 0037410502     PISSN: 00456535     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S0045-6535(03)00156-5     Document Type: Article

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