The iodide/iodate actinometer in UV disinfection: Determination of the fluence rate distribution in UV reactors

Photochemistry and Photobiology

Volumn 82, Issue 2, 2006, Pages 611-615

  Rahn, Ronald O ^a   Bolton, James ^b   Stefan, Mihaela I ^b,c  

^a UNIVERSITY OF ALABAMA AT BIRMINGHAM   (United States)

^b Bolton Photosciences Inc   (Canada)

^c Trojan Technologies Inc   (Canada)

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EID: 33646232005     PISSN: 00318655     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1562/2005-06-10-RN-570     Document Type: Article

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