Improving the efficiency sustainability of disinfection at a small rural water treatment plant

Water SA

Volumn 30, Issue 5, 2004, Pages 617-622

  Momba, M N B ^a   Makala, N ^a   Tyafa, Z ^a   Brouckaert, B M ^b   Buckley, C A ^b   Thompson, P A ^c  

^a UNIVERSITY OF FORT HARE   (South Africa)

^b UNIVERSITY OF KWAZULU NATAL   (South Africa)

^c Umgeni Water   (South Africa)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

CHLORINE; DISINFECTION; FILTERS (FOR FLUIDS); MAINTENANCE; MICROBIOLOGY; WATER DISTRIBUTION SYSTEMS;

ALICE WATER TREATMENT PLANT (CO); BACKWASHING FILTERS; CHLORINATORS; COAGULANTS;

WATER TREATMENT PLANTS;

DISINFECTION; EFFICIENCY; SUSTAINABILITY; WATER QUALITY; WATER TREATMENT PLANT;

EID: 11944275320     PISSN: 03784738     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Article

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