Using fluorescence spectroscopy EEM to evaluate the efficiency of organic matter removal during coagulation-flocculation of a tropical surface water (Agbo reservoir)

Journal of Hazardous Materials

Volumn 172, Issue 2-3, 2009, Pages 693-699

  Gone, Droh Lanciné ^a   Seidel, Jean Luc ^b   Batiot, Christelle ^b   Bamory, Kamagate ^a   Ligban, Raymond ^a   Biemi, Jean ^c  

^a UNIVERSITÉ NANGUI ABROGOUA   (Côte d’Ivoire)

^b UNIVERSITÉ DE MONTPELLIER   (France)

^c UNIVERSITÉ FÉLIX HOUPHOUËT BOIGNY   (Côte d’Ivoire)

Author keywords

Aluminium sulphate; DOM removal; Fluorescence intensity; Surface water

Indexed keywords

ALUMINIUM SULPHATE; ANALYTICAL TECHNIQUES; COAGULATION EFFICIENCY; COAGULATION FLOCCULATION; DISSOLVED ORGANIC CARBON; FLUORESCENCE INTENSITIES; FLUORESCENCE INTENSITY; LINEAR RELATIONSHIPS; ORGANIC MATTER; ORGANIC MATTER REMOVAL; RAW WATER; REMOVAL EFFICIENCIES;

ALUMINUM; AMINO ACIDS; BIOGEOCHEMISTRY; CHEMICAL WATER TREATMENT; CLARIFICATION; COAGULATION; DEWATERING; DISSOLUTION; FLOCCULATION; FLUORESCENCE SPECTROSCOPY; FLUOROPHORES; ORGANIC CARBON; QUENCHING; RESERVOIRS (WATER); SURFACE WATERS;

CHEMICALS REMOVAL (WATER TREATMENT);

ALUMINUM; ALUMINUM SULFATE; DRINKING WATER; FLUORESCENT DYE; ORGANIC CARBON; ORGANIC MATTER; OXYGEN; SURFACE WATER; TRYPTOPHAN;

ALUMINUM COMPOUND; COAGULATION; DISSOLVED ORGANIC CARBON; FLOCCULATION; FLUORESCENCE SPECTROSCOPY; POLLUTANT REMOVAL; SURFACE WATER; WATER POLLUTION; WATER TREATMENT;

ANALYTIC METHOD; ARTICLE; CHEMICAL OXYGEN DEMAND; CONTROLLED STUDY; FLOCCULATION; FLUORESCENCE ANALYSIS; FLUORESCENCE SPECTROSCOPY; HYDROLYSIS; PH; SPECTROFLUOROMETRY; TURBIDITY; WASTE COMPONENT REMOVAL; WATER SUPPLY; WATER TREATMENT;

CARBON; FLOCCULATION; FRESH WATER; SPECTROMETRY, FLUORESCENCE; WATER PURIFICATION; WATER SUPPLY;

AFRICA; COTE D'IVOIRE; SUB-SAHARAN AFRICA; WEST AFRICA;

EID: 71749086481     PISSN: 03043894     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.jhazmat.2009.07.052     Document Type: Article

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