Spatial and seasonal evolution of trihalomethanes in water distribution systems in Lebanon

Journal of Water Supply: Research and Technology - AQUA

Volumn 56, Issue 4, 2007, Pages 263-273

  Semerjian, Lucy ^a   Dennis, John ^b   Ayoub, George ^a  

^a AMERICAN UNIVERSITY OF BEIRUT   (Lebanon)

^b UNIVERSITY OF CALGARY   (Canada)

Author keywords

Chlorination; Distribution networks; Drinking water quality; Lebanon; Trihalomethanes

Indexed keywords

CHLORINATION; CLIMATOLOGY; CONCENTRATION (PROCESS); WATER QUALITY;

DRINKING WATER QUALITY; TRIHALOMETHANES;

WATER DISTRIBUTION SYSTEMS;

CHLORINATION; CLIMATOLOGY; CONCENTRATION (PROCESS); WATER DISTRIBUTION SYSTEMS; WATER QUALITY;

CHLORINATED HYDROCARBON; CHLORINATION; CONCENTRATION (COMPOSITION); DRINKING WATER; MONITORING; SAMPLING; SEASONAL VARIATION; SPATIAL DISTRIBUTION; WATER QUALITY; WATER SUPPLY;

ASIA; EURASIA; LEBANON; MIDDLE EAST;

EID: 34250897387     PISSN: 00037214     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.2166/aqua.2007.029     Document Type: Article

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