An aesthetic quality index for Barcelona's water supply

Water Science and Technology

Volumn 40, Issue 6, 1999, Pages 23-29

  Bernal, A ^a   Cardenoso R ^a   Fabrellas, C ^a   Matia, L ^a   Salvatella, N ^a  

^a Societat Gen d'Aigues de Barcelona   (Spain)

Author keywords

Aesthetic quality index; Drinking water; Expert panel; Flavour profile analysis; Odour; Taste

Indexed keywords

ODOR CONTROL; TASTE CONTROL (WATER TREATMENT); WATER DISTRIBUTION SYSTEMS; WATER QUALITY; WATER SUPPLY;

AESTHETIC QUALITY INDEX;

POTABLE WATER;

DRINKING WATER;

COLOR; CONFERENCE PAPER; ODOR; SPAIN; TASTE; TURBIDITY; WATER ANALYSIS; WATER QUALITY;

EID: 0344131975     PISSN: 02731223     EISSN: None     Source Type: Book Series    
DOI: 10.1016/S0273-1223(99)00533-8     Document Type: Conference Paper

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