Supporting a drinking water contaminant warning system using the adenosine triphosphate test

Canadian Journal of Civil Engineering

Volumn 37, Issue 11, 2010, Pages 1423-1431

  Ghazali, Mirnader ^a   McBean, Edward A ^a   Whalen, Pat ^b   Journal, Kelvin ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF GUELPH   (Canada)

^b LuminUltra Technologies Ltd   (Canada)

Author keywords

ATP; Contaminant warning system; Drinking water; Real time monitoring; Ultrafiltration

Indexed keywords

ATP; BIOLOGICAL CONTAMINATION; CONFIRMATORY ANALYSIS; CONTINUOUS ULTRAFILTRATION; DRINKING WATER; FALSE NEGATIVES; FALSE POSITIVE; FREE CHLORINE; REAL TIME MONITORING; WARNING SYSTEMS;

ADENOSINETRIPHOSPHATE; CHLORINE; CONTAMINATION; ESCHERICHIA COLI; ORGANIC CARBON; PHOSPHATES; POLLUTION DETECTION; TURBIDITY; ULTRAFILTRATION; WATER POLLUTION;

POTABLE WATER;

COLIFORM BACTERIUM; CONDUCTIVITY; CONTROL SYSTEM; DRINKING WATER; PH; REAL TIME; SAMPLING; TURBIDITY; ULTRAFILTRATION;

ESCHERICHIA COLI;

EID: 77958550067     PISSN: 03151468     EISSN: 12086029     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1139/L10-078     Document Type: Article

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