Wet weather impact on trihalomethane formation potential in tributaries to drinking water reservoirs

Environmental Monitoring and Assessment

Volumn 139, Issue 1-3, 2008, Pages 173-181

  Alkhatib, E ^a   Peters, R ^a  

^a SACRED HEART UNIVERSITY   (United States)

Author keywords

Chlorination; Sedimentre suspension; THM precursors; Trihalomethane; Water treatment; Wet weather

Indexed keywords

CHLORINATION; METHANE; TURBIDITY; WATER TREATMENT;

PRECURSORS; TRIHALOMETHANE; VOLATILE SUSPENDED SOLID; WET WEATHER IMPACT;

RESERVOIRS (WATER);

DRINKING WATER; RAIN; TRIHALOMETHANE;

CHLORINATION; DRINKING WATER; METHANE; RAINSTORM; RESUSPENSION; RUNOFF;

ARTICLE; CHLORINATION; CORRELATION ANALYSIS; RIVER; STUDENT T TEST; TURBIDITY; WATER CONTAMINATION; WATER SAMPLING; WATER SUPPLY; WATER TREATMENT; WEATHER;

RAIN; TRIHALOMETHANES; UNITED STATES; UNITED STATES ENVIRONMENTAL PROTECTION AGENCY; WATER SUPPLY;

EID: 40549129353     PISSN: 01676369     EISSN: 15732959     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s10661-007-9823-y     Document Type: Article

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