An approach for the application of statistical process control techniques for quality improvement of treated water

Desalination

Volumn 213, Issue 1-3, 2007, Pages 273-281

  Smeti, E M ^a   Thanasoulias, N C ^a   Kousouris, L P ^a   Tzoumerkas, P C ^a  

^a Water Supply and Sewerage Company of Athens   (Greece)

Author keywords

Control charts; Quality of treated water; Shewhart charts

Indexed keywords

ALUMINUM; CHLORINE; GRAPHIC METHODS; QUALITY CONTROL; STATISTICS; TURBIDITY; WATER ANALYSIS; WATER TREATMENT;

CHEMICAL PARAMETERS; SHEWCHART CHARTS;

WATER QUALITY;

ALUMINUM; CHLORINE; GRAPHIC METHODS; QUALITY CONTROL; STATISTICS; TURBIDITY; WATER ANALYSIS; WATER QUALITY; WATER TREATMENT;

CONTROL SYSTEM; STATISTICAL APPLICATION; WATER QUALITY;

EID: 34347387548     PISSN: 00119164     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.desal.2006.03.613     Document Type: Article

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