The current state of water quality and technology development for water pollution control in China

Critical Reviews in Environmental Science and Technology

Volumn 40, Issue 6, 2010, Pages 519-560

  Qu, Jiuhui ^a   Fan, Maohong ^b  

^a RESEARCH CENTER FOR ECO ENVIRONMENTAL SCIENCES   (China)

^b UNIVERSITY OF WYOMING   (United States)

Author keywords

China; Pollution control; Prospect of future technology development; Technology development; Water pollution

Indexed keywords

ALGAL BLOOMS; CHEMICAL OXIDATION; COMPLEX ENVIRONMENTAL PROBLEMS; CORE TECHNOLOGY; ECOLOGICAL RESTORATION; FUTURE TECHNOLOGIES; GREAT LAKES; GROUNDWATER QUALITY; HIGH EFFICIENCY; HIGH-NITROGEN; ORGANIC MATTER; OVEREXPLOITATION; PHOSPHOROUS CONCENTRATIONS; PRIMARY WATER; PROSPECT OF FUTURE TECHNOLOGY DEVELOPMENT; QUALITY IMPROVEMENT; RECENT PROGRESS; SAFETY OF DRINKING WATER; SYSTEMATIC INTEGRATION; SYSTEMATIC RESEARCH; TECHNOLOGICAL SUPPORTS; TECHNOLOGY DEVELOPMENT; TOXIC SUBSTANCES; URBAN RIVER; WATER ENVIRONMENTAL PROTECTION;

ADSORPTION; ENVIRONMENTAL PROTECTION; EUTROPHICATION; FLOCCULATION; FLUORINE; GROUNDWATER; GROUNDWATER POLLUTION; HEAVY METALS; HEAVY WATER; INNOVATION; LAKE POLLUTION; LAKES; METAL REFINING; OIL SPILLS; ORGANIC COMPOUNDS; PHOSPHORUS; POLLUTION; POLLUTION INDUCED CORROSION; POTABLE WATER; QUALITY CONTROL; RESERVOIRS (WATER); RESTORATION; RIVER CONTROL; TECHNOLOGICAL FORECASTING; TECHNOLOGY; WATER POLLUTION CONTROL; WATER QUALITY; WATER RECYCLING; WATER SUPPLY; WATER TREATMENT;

RIVER POLLUTION;

ALDRIN; DRINKING WATER; ENDRIN; FLUORINE; GROUND WATER; HEAVY METAL; NITRATE; NITROGEN; ORGANIC COMPOUND; ORGANIC MATTER; PESTICIDE; SURFACE WATER;

ALGAL BLOOM; EUTROPHICATION; FUTURE PROSPECT; POLLUTION CONTROL; TECHNOLOGICAL DEVELOPMENT; WATER POLLUTION; WATER QUALITY;

ADSORPTION; ALGAL BLOOM; CHINA; ENVIRONMENTAL PROTECTION; EUTROPHICATION; FLOCCULATION; HUMAN; LAKE; REVIEW; RIVER; TECHNOLOGY; WATER MANAGEMENT; WATER POLLUTANT; WATER POLLUTION CONTROL; WATER QUALITY; WATER SUPPLY; WATER TREATMENT;

CHINA;

ALGAE;

EID: 77953213123     PISSN: 10643389     EISSN: 15476537     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1080/10643380802451953     Document Type: Review

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