Temporal and spatial variations in bulk chlorine decay within a water supply system

Journal of Environmental Engineering

Volumn 135, Issue 3, 2009, Pages 147-152

  Courtis, Benjamin J ^a   West, John R ^b   Bridgeman, John ^b  

^a Wentworth   (United Kingdom)

^b UNIVERSITY OF BIRMINGHAM   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Chlorine; Kinetics; Regression models; Water distribution systems; Water quality; Water sampling

Indexed keywords

CHLORINE; DECAY (ORGANIC); HYDRAULIC MODELS; HYDRAULICS; POTABLE WATER; REGRESSION ANALYSIS; WATER DISTRIBUTION SYSTEMS; WATER POLLUTION; WATER QUALITY; WATER RECYCLING; WATER SUPPLY; WATER SUPPLY SYSTEMS; WATER TREATMENT;

CHLORINE DECAY RATES; CHLORINE DECAYS; CHLORINE LEVELS; DISINFECTION BY-PRODUCTS; DISTRIBUTION SYSTEMS; KINETICS; MICROBIAL SAFETIES; OPTIMUM BALANCES; POTABLE WATER SUPPLIES; REGRESSION MODELS; SEASONAL VARIATIONS; SOURCE WATERS; SPATIAL VARIATIONS; SUPPLY SYSTEMS; TREATMENT PROCESS; WATER SAMPLING;

CHEMICALS REMOVAL (WATER TREATMENT);

ACCURACY ASSESSMENT; CHLORIN; DISINFECTION; DRINKING WATER; ECONOMIC ANALYSIS; REACTION KINETICS; REGRESSION ANALYSIS; SPATIAL VARIATION; TEMPORAL VARIATION; WATER MANAGEMENT; WATER QUALITY; WATER SUPPLY;

EID: 60449120189     PISSN: 07339372     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1061/(ASCE)0733-9372(2009)135:3(147)     Document Type: Article

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