Origins and implications of drinking water odours in lakes and reservoirs of British Columbia, Canada

Water Research

Volumn 38, Issue 7, 2004, Pages 1900-1910

  Davies, J M ^a   Roxborough, M ^b   Mazumder, A ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF VICTORIA   (Canada)

^b Cap Reg District Water Department   (Canada)

Author keywords

Dissolved organic carbon; Flavour profile analysis; GC MS; Management; Taste and odour; Total phosphorus

Indexed keywords

DECOMPOSITION; GAS CHROMATOGRAPHY; LAKES; MASS SPECTROMETRY; ODORS; REGRESSION ANALYSIS; RESERVOIRS (WATER); VEGETATION; WATER TREATMENT;

FLAVOR PROFILE ANALYSIS (FPA); LIMNOLOGICAL PARAMETERS;

POTABLE WATER;

DRINKING WATER; GEOSMIN; PHOSPHORUS; TAP WATER;

DRINKING WATER; LAKE WATER; ODOR; RESERVOIR; WATER QUALITY; WATER SUPPLY;

ARTICLE; CANADA; GAS CHROMATOGRAPHY; ION TRAP MASS SPECTROMETRY; LAKE; LIMNOLOGY; MODEL; MULTIPLE REGRESSION; ODOR; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RESERVOIR; TASTE; TROPHIC LEVEL; WATER MANAGEMENT; WATER QUALITY;

BRITISH COLUMBIA; CANADA; NORTH AMERICA;

ALGAE; VICTORIA;

EID: 1542408535     PISSN: 00431354     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.watres.2004.01.008     Document Type: Article

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