Simple method for quantifying microbiologically assisted chloramine decay in drinking water

Environmental Science and Technology

Volumn 39, Issue 14, 2005, Pages 5407-5413

  Sathasivan, Arumugam ^a   Fisher, Jan ^a   Kastl, George ^a  

^a SYDNEY WATER CORPORATION   (Australia)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

CHLORINE COMPOUNDS; MICROBIOLOGY; NITRIFICATION; POTABLE WATER; RESERVOIRS (WATER); WATER DISTRIBUTION SYSTEMS;

MICROBIAL DECAY; MICROBIOLOGICAL REACTIONS; NITRIFICATION INDICATORS; OPERATIONAL CONTROL;

AMINES;

DRINKING WATER; TOSYLCHLORAMIDE SODIUM;

CHLORINE; DRINKING WATER;

ANALYTIC METHOD; ARTICLE; EARLY DIAGNOSIS; MICROBIAL DECAY FACTOR; MICROBIOLOGICAL EXAMINATION; NITRIFICATION; QUANTITATIVE ANALYSIS; REACTION ANALYSIS; SENSITIVITY ANALYSIS;

BIODEGRADATION, ENVIRONMENTAL; CHLORAMINES; KINETICS; MODELS, THEORETICAL; WATER SUPPLY;

EID: 22344449041     PISSN: 0013936X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1021/es048300u     Document Type: Article

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