Use of flavour profile and consumer panels to determine differences between local water supplies and desalinated seawater

Water Science and Technology

Volumn 55, Issue 5, 2007, Pages 275-282

  McGuire, M J ^a   Loveland, J ^a   Means, E G ^a   Garvey, J ^b  

^a McGuire Malcolm Pirnie   (United States)

^b SAN DIEGO COUNTY WATER AUTHORITY   (United States)

Author keywords

Chloramine; Chlorine; Consumer panel; Desalination; Flavour profile analysis; Seawater

Indexed keywords

CHLORINE; DESALINATION; DISINFECTION; FLAVORS; ODORS; SEAWATER; WATER ANALYSIS; WATER QUALITY;

CHLORAMINE; FLAVOUR PROFILE ANALYSIS;

WATER SUPPLY;

CHLORINE; RIVER WATER; SEA WATER; TOSYLCHLORAMIDE SODIUM;

CHLORINE; DESALINATION; DISINFECTION; FLAVORS; ODORS; SEAWATER; WATER ANALYSIS; WATER QUALITY; WATER SUPPLY;

CHLORINE; DECISION MAKING; DESALINATION; DISINFECTION; SEAWATER; WATER PLANNING; WATER QUALITY; WATER SUPPLY;

COASTAL WATERS; CONCENTRATION (PARAMETERS); CONFERENCE PAPER; CONSUMER ATTITUDE; CONTROLLED STUDY; DECISION MAKING; DESALINATION; DISINFECTION; HUMAN; OLFACTORY DISCRIMINATION; TASTE ACUITY; UNITED STATES; WATER ANALYSIS; WATER CONTENT; WATER QUALITY; WATER SAMPLING; WATER SUPPLY; WATER TREATMENT;

CALIFORNIA; CHLORAMINES; CHLORINE; DATA COLLECTION; HUMANS; HYDROGEN-ION CONCENTRATION; RIVERS; SEAWATER; TASTE; TASTE THRESHOLD; TELEPHONE; TEMPERATURE; WATER POLLUTANTS, CHEMICAL; WATER PURIFICATION; WATER SUPPLY;

CALIFORNIA; COLORADO RIVER [NORTH AMERICA]; NORTH AMERICA; SAN DIEGO; UNITED STATES;

EID: 34247537157     PISSN: 02731223     EISSN: None     Source Type: Book Series    
DOI: 10.2166/wst.2007.189     Document Type: Conference Paper

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