Enhanced softening: Effects of lime dose and chemical additions

Journal / American Water Works Association

Volumn 95, Issue 11, 2003, Pages 97-109

  Roalson, Shay Ralls ^a   Kweon, Jihyang ^b   Lawler, Desmond F ^c   Speitel Jr , Gerald E ^d  

^a Turner Collie and Braden Inc   (United States)

^b Konkuk University   (South Korea)

^c The University of Texas at Austin   (United States)

^d UNIVERSITY OF TEXAS AT AUSTIN   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ADDITION REACTIONS; BROMINE; CHEMICALS; CHLORINATION; IONS; LIGHT ABSORPTION; LIME; MAGNESIUM COMPOUNDS; ORGANIC COMPOUNDS; PH EFFECTS; PRECIPITATION (CHEMICAL); ULTRAVIOLET RADIATION;

CALCIUM CARBONATE; DISINFECTION BY-PRODUCTS; ENHANCED SOFTENING; MAGNESIUM HYDROXIDE; NATURAL ORGANIC MATTER;

WATER TREATMENT;

EID: 0346150053     PISSN: 0003150X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1002/j.1551-8833.2003.tb10496.x     Document Type: Article

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