Sources and properties of natural organic matter (NOM) in water along the Dongjiang River (the source of Hong Kong's drinking water) and toxicological assay of its chlorination by-products

Archives of Environmental Contamination and Toxicology

Volumn 54, Issue 4, 2008, Pages 597-605

  Liang, Y ^a   Hong, H C ^a,b   Dong, L H ^a,c   Lan, C Y ^b   Han, B P ^c   Wong, M H ^a  

^a HONG KONG BAPTIST UNIVERSITY   (Hong Kong)

^b SUN YAT SEN UNIVERSITY   (China)

^c JINAN UNIVERSITY   (China)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

DRINKING WATER; NATURAL ORGANIC MATTER; TRIHALOMETHANE;

ABSORBANCE; ALGA; BIOASSAY; BIOGEOCHEMICAL CYCLE; BIOINDICATOR; CHLORINATION; DRINKING WATER; FLUVIAL DEPOSIT; GROWTH RESPONSE; INHIBITION; ORGANIC MATTER; PHYSICOCHEMICAL PROPERTY; PHYTOPLANKTON; PUBLIC HEALTH; RESUSPENSION; TOXICITY TEST; WATER QUALITY; WATER SUPPLY;

ARTICLE; BIOASSAY; BIOGEOCHEMICAL CYCLE; CHLORINATION; CONTROLLED STUDY; HONG KONG; MICROBIAL DEGRADATION; NONHUMAN; PHYSICAL CHEMISTRY; PHYTOPLANKTON; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RIVER; SEDIMENT; ULTRAVIOLET RADIATION; WATER QUALITY;

CHLORELLA; ENVIRONMENTAL MONITORING; HONG KONG; HUMIC SUBSTANCES; RIVERS; TOXICITY TESTS; TRIHALOMETHANES; WATER POLLUTANTS, CHEMICAL; WATER SUPPLY;

ASIA; CHINA; DONGJIANG BASIN; EURASIA; FAR EAST; GUANGDONG; ZHUJIANG DELTA;

ALGAE;

EID: 41949120987     PISSN: 00904341     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s00244-007-9069-2     Document Type: Article

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