Microbial As(III) oxidation in water treatment plant filters

Journal / American Water Works Association

Volumn 99, Issue 12, 2007, Pages

  Lytle, Darren A ^a   Chen, Abraham S ^b   Sorg, Thomas J ^a   Phillips, Sara ^c   French, Ken ^d  

^a U S ENVIRONMENTAL PROTECTION AGENCY   (United States)

^b BATTELLE MEMORIAL INSTITUTE   (United States)

^c MIAMI UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^d Greene County Sanitary Engineering   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ARSENIC; OXIDATION; WATER DISTRIBUTION SYSTEMS; WATER TREATMENT;

MICROBIAL FILTRATION; NITRIFICATION CAPACITY; SOURCE WATERS;

FILTERS (FOR FLUIDS);

BACTERIA (MICROORGANISMS);

EID: 38349162635     PISSN: 0003150X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1002/j.1551-8833.2007.tb08108.x     Document Type: Article

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