The impact of rainstorm events on coagulation and clarifier performance in potable water treatment

Science of the Total Environment

Volumn 321, Issue 1-3, 2004, Pages 219-230

  Hurst, A M ^a   Edwards, M J ^a   Chipps, M ^b   Jefferson, B ^a   Parsons, S A ^a  

^a CRANFIELD UNIVERSITY   (United Kingdom)

^b THAMES WATER UTILITIES LTD   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Climate change; Coagulation; Natural organic matter; Rainstorm events; Turbidity robustness index; Water treatment

Indexed keywords

COAGULATION; POTABLE WATER; RAIN; RIVERS; STORMS; TURBIDITY;

RAINSTORM EVENTS; TURBIDITY REMOVAL;

WATER TREATMENT;

DRINKING WATER; ORGANIC MATTER; RIVER WATER;

COAGULATION; ORGANIC MATTER; RAIN; TURBIDITY; WATER TREATMENT;

ARTICLE; CLIMATE; PARTICULATE MATTER; PRIORITY JOURNAL; TEMPERATURE DEPENDENCE; TURBIDITY; UNITED KINGDOM; WATER SAMPLING; WATER TREATMENT;

ENGLAND; FLOCCULATION; HUMIC SUBSTANCES; NEPHELOMETRY AND TURBIDIMETRY; ORGANIC CHEMICALS; RAIN; TEMPERATURE; WATER PURIFICATION; WATER SUPPLY;

EID: 1642543831     PISSN: 00489697     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.scitotenv.2003.08.016     Document Type: Article

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