Electrochemistry of free chlorine and monochloramine and its relevance to the presence of Pb in drinking water

Environmental Science and Technology

Volumn 41, Issue 12, 2007, Pages 4252-4257

  Rajasekharan, Vishnu V ^a   Clark, Brandi N ^a   Boonsalee, Sansanee ^a   Switzer, Jay A ^a  

^a MISSOURI UNIVERSITY OF SCIENCE AND TECHNOLOGY   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

AMINES; DISINFECTANTS; ELECTROCHEMISTRY; REACTION KINETICS; WATER QUALITY;

ELECTROREDUCTION; EXCHANGE CURRENT DENSITIES; KOUTECKY-LEVICH PLOTS;

WATER ANALYSIS;

CHLORINE; DRINKING WATER; LEAD; MONOCHLORAMINE;

AMINES; DISINFECTANTS; ELECTROCHEMISTRY; REACTION KINETICS; WATER ANALYSIS; WATER QUALITY;

CHLORINATED HYDROCARBON; CHLORINE; DISINFECTION; DISSOLVED INORGANIC CARBON; DRINKING WATER; ELECTROCHEMISTRY; KINETICS; LEAD; ORGANIC MATTER; OXIDATION; THERMODYNAMICS;

ARTICLE; CYCLIC POTENTIOMETRY; DISSOLUTION; ELECTROCHEMISTRY; EQUILIBRIUM CONSTANT; KINETICS; MATHEMATICAL COMPUTING; PH MEASUREMENT; THERMODYNAMICS;

CHLORAMINES; CHLORINE; ELECTROCHEMISTRY; ENVIRONMENTAL MONITORING; KINETICS; LEAD; THERMODYNAMICS; WATER; WATER POLLUTANTS, CHEMICAL;

EID: 34250850788     PISSN: 0013936X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1021/es062922t     Document Type: Article

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