Long term case study of MIEX pre-treatment in drinking water; understanding NOM removal

Water Research

Volumn 45, Issue 4, 2011, Pages 1539-1548

  Drikas, Mary ^a   Dixon, Mike ^a   Morran, Jim ^a  

^a AUSTRALIAN WATER QUALITY CENTRE   (Australia)

Author keywords

Coagulation; Fractionation; Microfiltration; MIEX; Molecular weight; NOM

Indexed keywords

BIOLOGICAL MATERIALS; CHEMICAL WATER TREATMENT; ION EXCHANGE; MICROFILTRATION; MOLECULAR WEIGHT; ORGANIC CARBON; POTABLE WATER; PRODUCED WATER; WATER FILTRATION; WATER QUALITY;

CASE-STUDIES; DISSOLVED ORGANIC CARBON; DRINKING-WATER QUALITIES; MAGNETIC IONS; MIEX; NATURAL ORGANIC MATTERS; ORGANIC MATTER REMOVAL; PRE-TREATMENTS; RAW WATER; VERY HYDROPHOBIC ACID FRACTIONS;

COAGULATION;

DRINKING WATER; NATURAL ORGANIC MATTER;

ABSORPTION; COAGULATION; CONCENTRATION (COMPOSITION); DISSOLVED ORGANIC CARBON; DRINKING WATER; FATTY ACID; FRACTIONATION; ION EXCHANGE; MOLECULAR ANALYSIS; POLLUTANT REMOVAL; ULTRAVIOLET RADIATION; WATER QUALITY; WATER TREATMENT;

ARTICLE; CONCENTRATION (PARAMETERS); CONTROLLED STUDY; HEAVY METAL REMOVAL; HYDROPHOBICITY; ION EXCHANGE; LONG TERM CARE; MAGNETIC ION EXCHANGE; MAGNETISM; MICROFILTRATION; MOLECULAR WEIGHT; NONHUMAN; PRIORITY JOURNAL; TREATMENT DURATION; ULTRAVIOLET RADIATION; VERY HYDROPHOBIC ACID FRACTION; WASTE WATER MANAGEMENT; WATER QUALITY; WATER TREATMENT;

EID: 78651463925     PISSN: 00431354     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.watres.2010.11.024     Document Type: Article

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