Chlorinous flavor perception in drinking water

Water Science and Technology

Volumn 49, Issue 9, 2004, Pages 321-328

  Piriou, Philippe ^a   Mackey, E D ^b   Suffet, I H ^c   Bruchet, A ^a  

^a CIRSEE   (France)

^b CAROLLO ENGINEERS   (United States)

^c UNIVERSITY OF CALIFORNIA   (United States)

Author keywords

Chlorine; Disinfectant; Drinking water; Public perception; Tastes and odors

Indexed keywords

CHLORINATION; CHLORINE COMPOUNDS; CUSTOMER SATISFACTION; DISINFECTANTS; TASTE CONTROL (WATER TREATMENT);

CHLORINOUS FLAVORS; CUSTOMER COMPLAINTS; TOTAL DISSOLVED SOLIDS (TDS);

POTABLE WATER;

CHLORINE; CHLORINE DIOXIDE; DRINKING WATER; MONOCHLORAMINE;

CHLORINATION; DISINFECTION; DRINKING WATER; PERCEPTION;

ARTICLE; AVERAGE; CHLORINATION; CONSUMER; CONTROLLED STUDY; FLAVOR; HUMAN; HUMAN EXPERIMENT; NORMAL HUMAN; SOLID; TASTE ACUITY; WATER ANALYSIS; WATER QUALITY; WATER TEMPERATURE;

EID: 3042777699     PISSN: 02731223     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.2166/wst.2004.0592     Document Type: Article

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