A study of the efficacy of various home filtration substrates in the removal of microcystin-LR from drinking water

Journal of Water and Health

Volumn 4, Issue 1, 2006, Pages 99-107

  Pawlowicz, Marek B ^a   Evans, James E ^a   Johnson, David R ^a   Brooks, Robert G ^b  

^a FLORIDA DEPARTMENT OF HEALTH   (United States)

^b FLORIDA STATE UNIVERSITY COLLEGE OF MEDICINE   (United States)

Author keywords

Cyanotoxin; Filter; Microcystin; Removal; Toxin

Indexed keywords

CARBON; CYANOGINOSIN LR; DRINKING WATER;

DRINKING WATER; FILTER; FILTRATION; TOXIN; WATER TREATMENT;

ARTICLE; CONTROLLED STUDY; DEVICE; ENVIRONMENTAL EXPOSURE; FILTRATION; HIGH PERFORMANCE LIQUID CHROMATOGRAPHY; INTERMETHOD COMPARISON; METHODOLOGY; WATER CONTAMINATION; WATER MANAGEMENT; WATER TREATMENT;

BACTERIAL TOXINS; FILTRATION; MICROCYSTINS; PEPTIDES, CYCLIC; UNITED STATES; WATER PURIFICATION; WATER SUPPLY;

EID: 33645640601     PISSN: 14778920     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.2166/wh.2005.057     Document Type: Article

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