Investigating effects of bromide ions on trihalomethanes and developing model for predicting bromodichloromethane in drinking water

Water Research

Volumn 44, Issue 7, 2010, Pages 2349-2359

  Chowdhury, Shakhawat ^a   Champagne, Pascale ^a   James McLellan, P ^a  

^a QUEEN S UNIVERSITY   (Canada)

Author keywords

Bromide ions effects; Brominated trihalomethanes; Bromodichloromethane formation model; Design of experiments; Statistical model

Indexed keywords

BROMINE COMPOUNDS; CHLORINE COMPOUNDS; DESIGN OF EXPERIMENTS; POTABLE WATER; WATER SUPPLY; WATER SUPPLY SYSTEMS;

BEST MANAGEMENT PRACTICES; BROMIDE IONS; EXPERIMENTAL INVESTIGATIONS; FORMATION MODEL; NEWFOUNDLAND , CANADA; PREDICTIVE PERFORMANCE; STATISTICAL MODELING; TRIHALOMETHANES;

IONS;

BROMIDE ION; BROMODICHLOROMETHANE; CHLORINE; CHLOROFORM; DRINKING WATER; TRIHALOMETHANE;

BROMIDE; CHLOROFORM; DRINKING WATER; METHANE; NUMERICAL MODEL; PH;

ARTICLE; CANADA; CHLORINATION; CONCENTRATION (PARAMETERS); CONTROLLED STUDY; PH; PREDICTION; PRIORITY JOURNAL; STATISTICAL MODEL; TEMPERATURE DEPENDENCE; TOTAL ORGANIC CARBON; WATER QUALITY; WATER SAMPLING; WATER SUPPLY;

EID: 77749245944     PISSN: 00431354     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.watres.2009.12.042     Document Type: Article

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