Controlling nitrite level in drinking water by chlorination and chloramination

Separation and Purification Technology

Volumn 56, Issue 3, 2007, Pages 392-396

  Yang, Hongwei ^a   Cheng, Hefa ^b  

^a TSINGHUA UNIVERSITY   (China)

^b Stanford University   (United States)

Author keywords

Chloramination; Chlorination; Drinking water; Nitrite oxidation

Indexed keywords

CHLORINATION; HEALTH HAZARDS; NITRATES; OXIDATION; POTABLE WATER; WATER TREATMENT;

CHLORAMINATION; MONOCHLORAMINES; NITRITE OXIDATION;

WATER POLLUTION CONTROL;

EID: 34547475485     PISSN: 13835866     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.seppur.2007.05.036     Document Type: Article

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