Global sensitivity analysis for model-based prediction of oxidative micropollutant transformation during drinking water treatment

Water Research

Volumn 43, Issue 4, 2009, Pages 997-1004

  Neumann, Marc B ^a   Gujer, Willi ^a,b   von Gunten, Urs ^a,b  

^a SWISS FEDERAL INSTITUTE OF AQUATIC SCIENCE AND TECHNOLOGY   (Switzerland)

^b ETH ZURICH   (Switzerland)

Author keywords

Micropollutants; OH radicals; Ozone; Risk analysis; Sensitivity analysis; Uncertainty analysis

Indexed keywords

FREE RADICALS; INTELLIGENT SYSTEMS; MONTE CARLO METHODS; OZONE; OZONE WATER TREATMENT; OZONIZATION; PILOT PLANTS; POTABLE WATER; PROBABILITY DISTRIBUTIONS; RATE CONSTANTS; RISK ANALYSIS; RISK ASSESSMENT; UNCERTAINTY ANALYSIS;

BEZAFIBRATE; CT-VALUE; GEOSMIN; METHYL TERT BUTYL ETHER; MICROPOLLUTANTS; OH -; OH-RADICAL; SECOND-ORDER RATE CONSTANTS; UNCERTAINTY; WATER CHARACTERISTICS;

SENSITIVITY ANALYSIS;

CONCENTRATION (COMPOSITION); DRINKING WATER; HYDROXYL RADICAL; MONTE CARLO ANALYSIS; MTBE; ORGANIC POLLUTANT; OXIDATION; OZONE; PROBABILITY; REACTION RATE; RISK ASSESSMENT; SENSITIVITY ANALYSIS; UNCERTAINTY ANALYSIS; WATER TREATMENT;

EID: 60549110213     PISSN: 00431354     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.watres.2008.11.049     Document Type: Article

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