Monitoring the trihalomethanes present in water after treatment with chlorine under laboratory condition

Environmental Monitoring and Assessment

Volumn 125, Issue 1-3, 2007, Pages 265-270

  Paim, A P S ^a   Souza, J B ^b   Adorno, M A T ^b   Moraes, E M ^b  

^a FEDERAL UNIVERSITY OF PERNAMBUCO   (Brazil)

^b UNIVERSITY OF SÃO PAULO   (Brazil)

Author keywords

Algae; Chlorine; Humic substances; Trihalomethanes; Water

Indexed keywords

ALGAE; CHLORINE; CHLORINE COMPOUNDS; CONCENTRATION (PROCESS); EXTRACTION; GAS CHROMATOGRAPHY;

ELECTRON CAPTURE DETECTOR; HUMIC SUBSTANCES; TRIHALOMETHANES;

WATER TREATMENT;

CHLORINE; CHLOROFORM; PENTANE; SODIUM SULFATE; TRIHALOMETHANE; WATER;

ALGA; ASSAY; CHLORINATION; EXTRACTION METHOD; GAS CHROMATOGRAPHY; HUMIC SUBSTANCE; LABORATORY METHOD; SAMPLING; WATER TREATMENT;

ARTICLE; BLUE GREEN ALGA; CHEMICAL ANALYSIS; CHLORINATION; CONCENTRATION (PARAMETERS); CONTROLLED STUDY; CORRELATION ANALYSIS; ELECTRON CAPTURE DETECTION; GAS CHROMATOGRAPHY; HUMIC SUBSTANCE; LABORATORY; NONHUMAN; WATER ANALYSIS; WATER CONTAMINATION; WATER QUALITY; WATER SAMPLING; WATER TREATMENT; CHEMISTRY; CYANOBACTERIUM; DISINFECTION; ENVIRONMENTAL MONITORING; TIME; WATER MANAGEMENT; WATER POLLUTANT;

ALGAE;

CHLORINE; CHLOROFORM; CHROMATOGRAPHY, GAS; CYANOBACTERIA; DISINFECTION; ENVIRONMENTAL MONITORING; HUMIC SUBSTANCES; TIME FACTORS; TRIHALOMETHANES; WATER; WATER POLLUTANTS, CHEMICAL; WATER PURIFICATION;

EID: 34247629687     PISSN: 01676369     EISSN: 15732959     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s10661-006-9518-9     Document Type: Article

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