Pilot study for reclamation of the secondary effluent at Changi water reclamation plant

Desalination and Water Treatment

Volumn 11, Issue 1-3, 2009, Pages 215-223

  Qin, Jian Jun ^a   Kekre, Kiran A ^a   Oo, Maung Htun ^a   Seah, Harry ^a  

^a Technology and Water Quality Office   (Singapore)

Author keywords

NEWater; Reclamation; Reverse osmosis; Secondary effluent; Total organic carbon

Indexed keywords

EID: 77954239478     PISSN: 19443994     EISSN: 19443986     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.5004/dwt.2009.804     Document Type: Article

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