Vulnerability of Quebec drinking-water treatment plants to cyanotoxins in a climate change context

Journal of Water and Health

Volumn 8, Issue 3, 2010, Pages 455-465

  Carrière, Annie ^a   Prévost, Michèle ^a   Zamyadi, Arash ^a   Chevalier, Pierre ^b   Barbeau, Benoit ^a  

^a ÉCOLE POLYTECHNIQUE DE MONTRÉAL   (Canada)

^b INSTITUT NATIONAL DE SANTÉ PUBLIQUE DU QUÉBEC   (Canada)

Author keywords

Algal toxins; Climate change; Cyanobacteria; Drinking water; Ozone; Powdered activated carbon

Indexed keywords

ACTIVATED CARBON; ANATOXIN A; CHLORINE; DRINKING WATER; MICROCYSTIN LR; OZONE; PERMANGANATE POTASSIUM; BACTERIAL TOXIN; CYANOBACTERIAL TOXIN; MARINE TOXIN; MICROCYSTIN;

ACTIVATED CARBON; CLIMATE CHANGE; CYANOBACTERIUM; DRINKING WATER; HEALTH RISK; OZONE; POTASSIUM; TOXIN; WATER INDUSTRY; WATER QUALITY; WATER TREATMENT;

ARTICLE; CANADA; CLIMATE CHANGE; CYANOBACTERIUM; DISINFECTION; NONHUMAN; WATER CONTAMINATION; WATER SUPPLY; WATER TREATMENT; CHEMISTRY; PATHOGENICITY; PROCEDURES; PUBLIC HEALTH; RISK ASSESSMENT; RISK FACTOR; WATER MANAGEMENT;

BACTERIAL TOXINS; CLIMATE CHANGE; CYANOBACTERIA; MARINE TOXINS; MICROCYSTINS; PUBLIC HEALTH; QUEBEC; RISK ASSESSMENT; RISK FACTORS; WATER PURIFICATION; WATER SUPPLY;

EID: 77956255820     PISSN: 14778920     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.2166/wh.2009.207     Document Type: Article

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