Comparative performance of membrane filters vs. high-surface area filtration cartridges for the determination of element concentrations in freshwater systems

Water Research

Volumn 40, Issue 5, 2006, Pages 917-924

  Vignati, Davide A L ^a   Loizeau, Jean Luc ^a   Rossé, Patrick ^a   Dominik, Janusz ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF GENEVA   (Switzerland)

Author keywords

Cartridge filters; Filtration; Membrane filters; Single particle counting (SPC)

Indexed keywords

CHEMICAL ANALYSIS; COLLOIDS; CONCENTRATION (PROCESS); MEMBRANES; PORE SIZE; TOXICITY; TRACE ELEMENTS; TURBIDITY;

CARTRIDGE FILTERS; ELEMENT CONCENTRATIONS; MEMBRANE FILTERS; SINGLE PARTICLE COUNTING (SPC);

FILTERS (FOR FLUIDS);

ALUMINUM; FRESH WATER; LEAD; MANGANESE; ORGANIC COMPOUND; TITANIUM;

CHEMICAL ANALYSIS; COLLOIDS; CONCENTRATION (PROCESS); FILTERS (FOR FLUIDS); MEMBRANES; PORE SIZE; TOXICITY; TRACE ELEMENTS; TURBIDITY;

FILTRATION; MEMBRANE; TRACE ELEMENT;

ARTICLE; CONCENTRATION (PARAMETERS); FILTER; FRACTIONATION; FRESHWATER ENVIRONMENT; HIGH SURFACE AREA FILTRATION CARTRIDGE; INTERMETHOD COMPARISON; LABORATORY; MEASUREMENT; MEMBRANE FILTER; PERFORMANCE; POROSITY; PRIORITY JOURNAL; SURFACE PROPERTY; TURBIDITY; WATER ANALYSIS;

EID: 33344460873     PISSN: 00431354     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.watres.2005.12.024     Document Type: Article

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