Taste and odor profiles (off-flavors) in the drinking waters of the Barcelona area (1996-2000)

Water Science and Technology

Volumn 49, Issue 9, 2004, Pages 129-135

  Fabrellas, C ^a   Cardenoso R ^a   Devesa, R ^a   Flores, J ^a   Matia, L ^a  

^a Laboratorio Aigües de Barcelona   (Spain)

Author keywords

Drinking water; Flavor profile analysis (FPA); Odor; Panel; Taste

Indexed keywords

ODOR CONTROL; POTABLE WATER; RIVERS; TASTE CONTROL (WATER TREATMENT); WATER DISTRIBUTION SYSTEMS; WATER QUALITY;

AESTHETIC QUALITY INDEX; FLAVOR PROFILE ANALYSIS (FPA);

HYDROLOGY;

DRINKING WATER;

DRINKING WATER; ODOR; WATER QUALITY;

ARTICLE; CHEMICAL COMPOSITION; CONTROLLED STUDY; ENVIRONMENTAL MONITORING; FLAVOR; GRASS; LABORATORY; ODOR; ORGANOLEPTIC PROPERTY; RIVER; SPAIN; TASTE; WATER ANALYSIS; WATER QUALITY; WATER SUPPLY;

EID: 3042813626     PISSN: 02731223     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.2166/wst.2004.0552     Document Type: Article

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