Optimizing coagulation process for a low turbidity, low temperature water

Electronic Journal of Environmental, Agricultural and Food Chemistry

Volumn 7, Issue 1, 2009, Pages 2599-2610

  Khan, Zahiruddin ^a   Thiem, Leon T ^b  

^a NATIONAL UNIVERSITY OF SCIENCES AND TECHNOLOGY   (Pakistan)

^b The University of Rhode Island   (United States)

Author keywords

Coagulation; Direct filtration; Low turbidity water; Natural organic matter (NOM); Velocity gradients

Indexed keywords

EID: 45849130159     PISSN: None     EISSN: 15794377     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Article

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