The impact of climate change on reservoir water quality and water treatment plant operations: A UK case study

Water and Environment Journal

Volumn 25, Issue 1, 2011, Pages 74-87

  Thorne, O ^a   Fenner, R A ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF CAMBRIDGE   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Climate change; Impact assessment; Reservoir; Water quality

Indexed keywords

CLIMATE CHANGE IMPACT; CLIMATE CHANGE PROJECTIONS; ENGLAND; IMPACT ASSESSMENTS; OPERATIONAL PARAMETERS; POTENTIAL IMPACTS; QUALITY MODELS; RESERVOIR; RESERVOIR WATER QUALITY; RISK-BASED; TREATMENT PLANTS; WATER INDUSTRIES;

RATING; RESERVOIRS (WATER); WATER POLLUTION; WATER QUALITY; WATER SUPPLY; WATER TREATMENT; WATER TREATMENT PLANTS;

CLIMATE CHANGE;

CLIMATE CHANGE; ENVIRONMENTAL IMPACT ASSESSMENT; HYDROLOGICAL MODELING; RESERVOIR; WATER INDUSTRY; WATER QUALITY; WATER TREATMENT;

ADAPTATION; ARTICLE; CLIMATE CHANGE; ENVIRONMENTAL IMPACT; ENVIRONMENTAL IMPACT ASSESSMENT; ENVIRONMENTAL PLANNING; PRIORITY JOURNAL; SIMPLIFIED CLIMATE CHANGE IMPACT ASSESSMENT TOOL; UNITED KINGDOM; WATER QUALITY; WATER TREATMENT; WATER TREATMENT PLANT;

ENGLAND; UNITED KINGDOM;

EID: 79551704909     PISSN: 17476585     EISSN: 17476593     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1747-6593.2009.00194.x     Document Type: Article

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