Influence of invertebrate colonization in biological activated carbon (BAC) filter on the safety of drinking water

Hunan Daxue Xuebao/Journal of Hunan University Natural Sciences

Volumn 35, Issue 12, 2008, Pages 64-69

  Li, Xiao Wei ^a,b   Liu, Li Jun ^c,d   Yang, Yu Feng ^b   Zhang, Jin Song ^c,d  

^a TONGJI UNIVERSITY   (China)

^b JINAN UNIVERSITY   (China)

^c Shenzhen Water Group   (China)

^d HARBIN INSTITUTE OF TECHNOLOGY   (China)

Author keywords

Biological activated carbon filters; Invertebrate; Safety of drinking water; Water temperature

Indexed keywords

AIR FILTERS; BIOFILTRATION; CHARCOAL; FILTERS (FOR FLUIDS); HEALTH RISKS; OZONE; OZONE WATER TREATMENT; OZONIZATION; POTABLE WATER; WATER ANALYSIS; WATER FILTRATION;

ADVERSE HEALTH EFFECTS; BAC FILTERS; BIOLOGICAL ACTIVATED CARBON FILTERS; CARBON LAYERS; CLADOCERA; COPEPODA; CORRELATION ANALYSES; FOOD WEBS; INVERTEBRATE; NEMATODA; OLIGOCHAETA; OZONATION; POTENTIAL RISKS; SAFETY OF DRINKING WATER; WATER PLANTS; WATER TEMPERATURE;

ACTIVATED CARBON;

EID: 58149312555     PISSN: 16742974     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Article

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