Analyses of particles in raw waters containing iron and organic carbon

Environmental Technology

Volumn 30, Issue 4, 2009, Pages 365-377

  Gorczyca, Beata ^a   Graham, Corinne ^b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF MANITOBA   (Canada)

^b Manitoba Conservation   (Canada)

Author keywords

Iron; Organic carbon; Particles; Water treatment

Indexed keywords

AIR FILTERS; CHEMICALS REMOVAL (WATER TREATMENT); GROUNDWATER; HYDROGEOLOGY; ORGANIC CARBON; OXIDATION; OZONE; PARTICLE SIZE; POROUS MATERIALS; SURFACE WATERS; SUSPENSIONS (FLUIDS); WATER CONTENT; WATER RECYCLING; WATER SUPPLY; WATER SUPPLY SYSTEMS;

BATCH TESTS; DIRECT FILTRATION; EFFECTIVE SIZE; FILTER MEDIA; IMPURITIES IN; IRON CONTENT; LARGE SIZES; MEAN SIZE; OPTIMAL METHODS; PARTICLE COUNTERS; PARTICLES; RAW WATER; WATER TREATMENT PROCESS;

IRON REMOVAL (WATER TREATMENT);

GROUND WATER; IRON; ORGANIC CARBON; OZONE; SURFACE WATER; CARBON; FRESH WATER;

FILTRATION; GROUNDWATER ABSTRACTION; IRON; MICROSCOPY; ORGANIC CARBON; PARTICLE SIZE; POLLUTION CONTROL; SEPARATION; SURFACE WATER; WATER CHEMISTRY; WATER POLLUTION; WATER SUPPLY; WATER TREATMENT;

ANALYTIC METHOD; ARTICLE; BATCH PROCESS; BIOFILTER; BIOSEPARATION; FILTRATION; MICROSCOPE; OXIDATION; PARTICLE SIZE; PARTICULATE MATTER; SUSPENDED PARTICULATE MATTER; WATER ANALYSIS; WATER CONTAMINATION; WATER SAMPLING; WATER SUPPLY; CHEMISTRY; COLOR; FLOCCULATION; METHODOLOGY; PHOTOMETRY; WATER MANAGEMENT;

CARBON; COLOR; FLOCCULATION; FRESH WATER; IRON; NEPHELOMETRY AND TURBIDIMETRY; PARTICLE SIZE; WATER PURIFICATION;

EID: 67449107077     PISSN: 09593330     EISSN: 1479487X     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1080/09593330902753404     Document Type: Article

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