Chlorination byproducts in drinking water produced from thermal desalination in United Arab Emirates

Environmental Monitoring and Assessment

Volumn 123, Issue 1-3, 2006, Pages 313-331

  Elshorbagy, Walid ^a   Abdulkarim, Mohamed ^a  

^a UNITED ARAB EMIRATES UNIVERSITY   (United Arab Emirates)

Author keywords

Bromoform; Chlorination byproducts; Desalination; Drinking water; United Arab Emirates

Indexed keywords

AROMATIC HYDROCARBONS; BYPRODUCTS; CHLORINATION; DESALINATION; PHENOLS; POLYCHLORINATED BIPHENYLS; SEAWATER;

BROMOFORM; CHLORINATION BYPRODUCTS; HALOACETIC ACIDS; TRIHALOMETHANES; UNITED ARAB EMIRATES;

POTABLE WATER;

BROMOFORM; DRINKING WATER; PHENOL DERIVATIVE; POLYCHLORINATED BIPHENYL; POLYCYCLIC AROMATIC HYDROCARBON; SEA WATER; TRIHALOMETHANE;

CHLORINATION; DESALINATION; DRINKING WATER; ORGANIC COMPOUND; SEAWATER; WATER QUALITY;

ARTICLE; CHLORINATION; CONTROLLED STUDY; DESALINATION; DISTILLATION; UNITED ARAB EMIRATES; WATER ANALYSIS; WATER CONTAMINATION; WATER QUALITY; WATER STANDARD; WATER TREATMENT;

ACETIC ACIDS; CHLORINE; DISINFECTANTS; HEAT; METALS; PHENOLS; POLYCHLORINATED BIPHENYLS; POLYCYCLIC HYDROCARBONS, AROMATIC; SALTS; SEAWATER; TRIHALOMETHANES; UNITED ARAB EMIRATES; WATER POLLUTANTS, CHEMICAL; WATER PURIFICATION; WATER SUPPLY;

ARABIAN SEA; ASIA; EURASIA; INDIAN OCEAN; MIDDLE EAST; PERSIAN GULF; UNITED ARAB EMIRATES;

EID: 33751509227     PISSN: 01676369     EISSN: 15732959     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s10661-006-9199-4     Document Type: Article

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