Comparison of NOM character in selected Australian and Norwegian drinking waters

Water Research

Volumn 42, Issue 15, 2008, Pages 4188-4196

  Fabris, Rolando ^a   Chow, Christopher W K ^a   Drikas, Mary ^a   Eikebrokk, Bjørnar ^b  

^a South Australian Water Corporation ^*  (Australia)

^b SINTEF   (Norway)

Author keywords

Australia; DBPs; Drinking water; NOM; Norway

Indexed keywords

BIOGEOCHEMISTRY; BIOLOGICAL MATERIALS; CHEMICAL WATER TREATMENT; CHLORINE; COAGULATION; GLOBAL WARMING; MOLECULAR WEIGHT; ORGANIC CARBON;

AFTER-TREATMENT; AUSTRALIA; CONCENTRATION LEVELS; DBP; NATURAL ORGANIC MATTERS; NORWAY; ORGANICS; SOIL ACIDIFICATIONS; SOURCE WATERS; WATER SOURCE;

POTABLE WATER;

DISSOLVED ORGANIC MATTER; DRINKING WATER; NATURAL ORGANIC MATTER; ORGANIC CARBON;

ACIDIFICATION; CHLORINE; COAGULATION; COMPARATIVE STUDY; DISSOLVED ORGANIC CARBON; DRINKING WATER; GLOBAL WARMING; ORGANIC MATTER; SEASONAL VARIATION; WATER INDUSTRY; WATER TREATMENT;

ARTICLE; AUSTRALIA; CONCENTRATION (PARAMETERS); MOLECULAR WEIGHT; NORWAY; PRIORITY JOURNAL; WASTE COMPONENT REMOVAL; WATER CONTAMINATION; WATER SAMPLING; WATER SUPPLY; WATER TREATMENT;

AUSTRALASIA; AUSTRALIA; EURASIA; EUROPE; NORTHERN EUROPE; NORWAY; SCANDINAVIA;

EID: 51349106167     PISSN: 00431354     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.watres.2008.06.023     Document Type: Article

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