Using Pilot-scale investigations to estimate the remaining geosmin and MIB removal capacity of full-scale GAC-capped drinking water filters

Water Quality Research Journal of Canada

Volumn 41, Issue 3, 2006, Pages 296-306

  Ndiongue, Souleymane ^a   Anderson, William B ^a   Tadwalkar, Abhay ^b   Rudnickas, John ^b   Lin, Margaret ^b   Huck, Peter M ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF WATERLOO   (Canada)

^b CITY OF TORONTO   (Canada)

Author keywords

Drinking water treatment; Filtration; Geosmin; Granular activated carbon; Methylisoborneol; MIB

Indexed keywords

ACTIVATED CARBON; CONCENTRATION (PROCESS); FILTERS (FOR FLUIDS); FILTRATION; POTABLE WATER;

EMPTY BED CONTACT TIME (EBCT); GEOSMIN; GRANULAR ACTIVATED CARBON; METHYLISOBORNEOL;

WATER TREATMENT;

ACTIVATED CARBON; CONCENTRATION (PROCESS); FILTERS (FOR FLUIDS); FILTRATION; POTABLE WATER; WATER TREATMENT;

ACTIVATED CARBON; DRINKING WATER; FILTER; FILTRATION; GRANULAR MEDIUM; ORGANIC COMPOUND; WATER QUALITY; WATER TREATMENT;

CANADA; NORTH AMERICA; ONTARIO [CANADA]; TORONTO;

EID: 33947358122     PISSN: 12013080     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.2166/wqrj.2006.033     Document Type: Article

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