Disinfection characteristics of the dissolved organic fractions at several stages of a conventional drinking water treatment plant in Southern China

Journal of Hazardous Materials

Volumn 172, Issue 2-3, 2009, Pages 1093-1099

  Zhao, Zhen Ye ^a,c   Gu, Ji Dong ^a,b   Li, Hai Bo ^c   Li, Xiao Yan ^a   Leung, Kenneth Mei Yee ^a,b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF HONG KONG   (Hong Kong)

^b UNIVERSITY OF HONG KONG   (Hong Kong)

^c Shenzhen Haina Water Co   (China)

Author keywords

Chlorine consumption; Disinfection by products; Dissolved organic matter (DOM); Drinking water; Reverse osmosis

Indexed keywords

AROMATICITIES; COAGULATION AND SEDIMENTATION; DISINFECTION BY-PRODUCT; DISINFECTION BYPRODUCTS; DISINFECTION PROCESS; DISSOLVED ORGANIC MATTERS; DRINKING WATER; DRINKING WATER TREATMENT; DRINKING WATER TREATMENT PLANTS; ELEMENTAL ANALYSIS; GUANGZHOU; HIGH PERFORMANCE SIZE EXCLUSION CHROMATOGRAPHY; LOW MOLECULAR WEIGHT; MOLECULAR WEIGHT CUTOFF; ORGANIC FRACTIONS; REMOVAL EFFICIENCIES; SOURCE WATERS; SOUTHERN CHINA; TRIHALOMETHANE FORMATION POTENTIAL; TRIHALOMETHANES; UF MEMBRANES; WATER TREATMENT PROCESS;

ACTIVATED CARBON; ACTIVATED CARBON TREATMENT; ADSORPTION; BIOGEOCHEMISTRY; BIOLOGICAL MATERIALS; CHEMICAL WATER TREATMENT; CHLORINE; CHROMATOGRAPHIC ANALYSIS; COAGULATION; DEWATERING; DISINFECTION; DISSOLUTION; FUMIGATION; MICROFILTRATION; MOLECULAR WEIGHT; ORGANIC COMPOUNDS; POTABLE WATER; REVERSE OSMOSIS; SIZE EXCLUSION CHROMATOGRAPHY; SURFACE TREATMENT; SURFACE WATERS; WATER FILTRATION; WATER RECYCLING; WATER TREATMENT PLANTS;

CHEMICALS REMOVAL (WATER TREATMENT);

ACTIVATED CARBON; CHLORINE; DISSOLVED ORGANIC MATTER; DRINKING WATER; TRIHALOMETHANE;

ADSORPTION; CHLORINATION; COAGULATION; DISINFECTION; DRINKING WATER; FRACTIONATION; MEMBRANE; ORGANIC MATTER; OSMOSIS; POLLUTANT REMOVAL; WATER TREATMENT;

ADSORPTION; ARTICLE; ARTIFICIAL MEMBRANE; CHINA; DISINFECTION; MOLECULAR WEIGHT; REVERSE OSMOSIS; SEDIMENTATION; TECHNIQUE; ULTRAFILTRATION; WATER TREATMENT;

CHINA; DISINFECTION; HYDROCARBONS, AROMATIC; MOLECULAR WEIGHT; ORGANIC CHEMICALS; TRIHALOMETHANES; WATER PURIFICATION; WATER SUPPLY;

ASIA; CHINA; EURASIA; FAR EAST; GUANGDONG; GUANGZHOU;

EID: 72049089841     PISSN: 03043894     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.jhazmat.2009.07.101     Document Type: Article

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