Philadelphia obtains useful information from its customers about taste and odour quality

Water Science and Technology

Volumn 55, Issue 5, 2007, Pages 257-263

  Burlingame, Gary A ^a   Mackey, E D ^b  

^a Bureau of Laboratory Services   (United States)

^b Carollo Water Research Group   (United States)

Author keywords

Customer perception; Flavour; Odour; Taste; Water quality

Indexed keywords

CUSTOMER SATISFACTION; FLAVORS; ODORS; WATER ANALYSIS; WATER QUALITY;

CUSTOMER PERCEPTION; TAP WATER; WATER TASTE;

POTABLE WATER;

DRINKING WATER; TAP WATER;

CUSTOMER SATISFACTION; FLAVORS; ODORS; POTABLE WATER; WATER ANALYSIS; WATER QUALITY;

DRINKING WATER; ODOR; PERCEPTION; TASTE; WATER QUALITY; WATER SUPPLY;

CONFERENCE PAPER; CONSUMER ATTITUDE; CORRELATION ANALYSIS; DATA ANALYSIS; HUMAN; INTERPERSONAL COMMUNICATION; OLFACTORY DISCRIMINATION; PERSONAL EXPERIENCE; TASTE ACUITY; UNITED STATES; WATER ANALYSIS; WATER QUALITY; WATER SUPPLY;

HUMANS; ODORS; PERCEPTION; PHILADELPHIA; SMELL; TASTE; TASTE THRESHOLD; WATER; WATER POLLUTANTS, CHEMICAL; WATER PURIFICATION; WATER SUPPLY;

NORTH AMERICA; PENNSYLVANIA; PHILADELPHIA; UNITED STATES;

EID: 34247472571     PISSN: 02731223     EISSN: None     Source Type: Book Series    
DOI: 10.2166/wst.2007.187     Document Type: Conference Paper

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