Chlorine disinfection of grey water for reuse: Effect of organics and particles

Water Research

Volumn 42, Issue 1-2, 2008, Pages 483-491

  Winward, Gideon P ^a   Avery, Lisa M ^b   Stephenson, Tom ^a   Jefferson, Bruce ^a  

^a CRANFIELD UNIVERSITY   (United Kingdom)

^b SCOTTISH CROP RESEARCH INSTITUTE   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Chlorine; Coliform; Disinfection; Grey water; Organics; Particles

Indexed keywords

CHLORINE; COLIFORM BACTERIA; CONCENTRATION (PROCESS); DISINFECTION;

COLIFORM; GREY WATER;

WASTEWATER TREATMENT;

CARBOXYLIC ACID; CHLORINE; WATER;

CHLORINE; COLIFORM BACTERIA; CONCENTRATION (PROCESS); DISINFECTION; WASTEWATER TREATMENT;

CHLORINE; COLIFORM BACTERIUM; CONCENTRATION (COMPOSITION); DISEASE TRANSMISSION; DISINFECTION; MICROORGANISM; REMOVAL EXPERIMENT; URBAN AREA; WASTE TREATMENT;

ARTICLE; COLIFORM BACTERIUM; DISINFECTION; PARTICLE SIZE; PRIORITY JOURNAL; SUSPENDED PARTICULATE MATTER; TOTAL ORGANIC CARBON; URBAN AREA; WASTE WATER MANAGEMENT; WATER ANALYSIS;

EID: 37349022970     PISSN: 00431354     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.watres.2007.07.042     Document Type: Article

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