Contribution of the FPA tasting panel to decision making about drinking water treatment facilities

Water Science and Technology

Volumn 55, Issue 5, 2007, Pages 127-135

  Devesa, R ^a   Cardenoso R ^a   Matia L ^a  

^a Aigües de Barcelona ^*  (Spain)

Author keywords

Flavour profile analysis; Granular activated carbon; Nanofiltration; Reverse osmosis

Indexed keywords

ACTIVATED CARBON; NANOFILTRATION; POTABLE WATER; REVERSE OSMOSIS; WATER QUALITY; WATER SUPPLY;

CARBON FILTRATION; DRINKING WATER TREATMENT FACILITIES; FLAVOUR PROFILE ANALYSIS; GRANULAR ACTIVATED CARBON;

FEEDWATER TREATMENT;

ACTIVATED CARBON; DRINKING WATER; TRIHALOMETHANE;

ACTIVATED CARBON; FEEDWATER TREATMENT; NANOFILTRATION; POTABLE WATER; REVERSE OSMOSIS; WATER QUALITY; WATER SUPPLY;

DECISION MAKING; DRINKING WATER; OSMOSIS; WATER QUALITY; WATER SUPPLY; WATER TREATMENT;

CHLORINATION; CONFERENCE PAPER; CONTROLLED STUDY; DECISION MAKING; FLAVOR; NANOFILTRATION; ORGANOLEPTIC PROPERTY; REVERSE OSMOSIS; SPAIN; TASTE; WATER QUALITY; WATER SUPPLY; WATER TREATMENT;

CARBON; CHEMISTRY, ANALYTICAL; ELECTROCHEMISTRY; ENVIRONMENTAL MONITORING; FILTRATION; FLAVORING AGENTS; HUMANS; HYDROGEN-ION CONCENTRATION; ODORS; OSMOSIS; PILOT PROJECTS; TASTE; WATER POLLUTANTS; WATER PURIFICATION; WATER SUPPLY;

CATALONIA; EURASIA; EUROPE; LLOBREGAT RIVER; SOUTHERN EUROPE; SPAIN; TER RIVER;

EID: 34247528537     PISSN: 02731223     EISSN: None     Source Type: Book Series    
DOI: 10.2166/wst.2007.171     Document Type: Conference Paper

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