Does an unknown mechanism accelerate chemical chloramine decay in nitrifying waters?

Journal / American Water Works Association

Volumn 102, Issue 10, 2010, Pages 82-90

  Bal Krishna, K C ^a   Sathasivan, Arumugam ^a  

^a CURTIN UNIVERSITY   (Australia)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

NITRIFICATION; WATER DISTRIBUTION SYSTEMS;

BASIC MECHANISM; CHEMICAL DECAY; CHLORAMINATED; CHLORAMINE DECAYS; CONTROL MECHANISM; MICROBIAL DECAY; SEVERE NITRIFICATIONS; SOLUBLE MICROBIAL PRODUCTS;

DECAY (ORGANIC);

EID: 78649616491     PISSN: 0003150X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1002/j.1551-8833.2010.tb10209.x     Document Type: Article

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