Survey of disinfection efficiency of small drinking water treatment plants: Challenges facing small water treatment plants in South Africa

Water SA

Volumn 35, Issue 4, 2009, Pages 485-494

  Momba, M N B ^a   Obi, C L ^b   Thompson, P ^c  

^a TSHWANE UNIVERSITY OF TECHNOLOGY   (South Africa)

^b WALTER SISULU UNIVERSITY   (South Africa)

^c Umgeni Water   (South Africa)

Author keywords

Challenges; Disinfection; Drinking water; Efficiency; Small water treatment plants

Indexed keywords

CHEMICALS REMOVAL (WATER TREATMENT); CHLORINE; COAGULATION; DISINFECTION; EFFICIENCY; FACINGS; GROUNDWATER; POLYELECTROLYTES; POTABLE WATER; SURFACE WATERS; SURVEYS; TURBIDITY; WATER; WATER FILTRATION; WATER QUALITY; WATER TREATMENT; WATER TREATMENT PLANTS;

CHALLENGES; DISINFECTION EFFICIENCY; MICROBIOLOGICAL SAFETY; OPERATIONAL PRACTICES; OPERATIONAL PROBLEMS; RAPID GRAVITY FILTRATION; SURFACE WATER SOURCES; WATER QUALITY MONITORING;

CHEMICAL WATER TREATMENT;

DISINFECTION; DRINKING WATER; EFFICIENCY MEASUREMENT; FILTRATION; PERFORMANCE ASSESSMENT; SURVEY; WATER TREATMENT;

AFRICA; AUSTRALASIA; AUSTRALIA; EASTERN CAPE; FREE STATE; KWAZULU-NATAL; LIMPOPO; MPUMALANGA; NORTH WEST CAPE; SOUTH AFRICA; SOUTHERN AFRICA; SUB-SAHARAN AFRICA; WESTERN AUSTRALIA; WESTERN CAPE;

EID: 68649104511     PISSN: 03784738     EISSN: 18167950     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.4314/wsa.v35i4.76795     Document Type: Article

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