A coagulation-powdered activated carbon-ultrafiltration - Multiple barrier approach for removing toxins from two Australian cyanobacterial blooms

Journal of Hazardous Materials

Volumn 186, Issue 2-3, 2011, Pages 1553-1559

  Dixon, Mike B ^a,b   Richard, Yann ^c   Ho, Lionel ^a,b   Chow, Christopher W K ^a   O'Neill, Brian K ^b   Newcombe, Gayle ^a  

^a AUSTRALIAN WATER QUALITY CENTRE   (Australia)

^b UNIVERSITY OF ADELAIDE   (Australia)

^c School of Chemistry Physics and Electronics   (France)

Author keywords

Coagulation; Microcystin; Powdered activated carbon; Saxitoxin; Ultrafiltration

Indexed keywords

CELL CONCENTRATIONS; CELL REMOVAL; CYANOBACTERIAL BLOOMS; CYANOBACTERIAL CELLS; CYANOBACTERIAL TOXINS; DRINKING WATER; DRINKING WATER QUALITY; EXTRACELLULAR; MICROCYSTIN; MULTIPLE BARRIER; NATURALLY OCCURRING; POWDERED ACTIVATED CARBON; SAXITOXIN; SOUTH AUSTRALIA; TASTE AND ODOUR; UF MEMBRANES; WATER INDUSTRIES;

ACTIVATED CARBON; ADSORPTION; COAGULATION; ENZYME ACTIVITY; METABOLITES; POTABLE WATER; ULTRAFILTRATION; WATER POLLUTION; WATER QUALITY; WATER SUPPLY;

TOXIC MATERIALS;

ACTIVATED CARBON; BACTERIAL TOXIN; DRINKING WATER;

ACTIVATED CARBON; ALGAL BLOOM; COAGULATION; CYANOBACTERIUM; DRINKING WATER; POLLUTANT REMOVAL; TOXIN; ULTRAFILTRATION;

ADSORPTION; ARTICLE; AUSTRALIA; CONCENTRATION (PARAMETERS); CYANOBACTERIUM; NONHUMAN; SAFETY; ULTRAFILTRATION; WATER ANALYSIS; WATER QUALITY;

ANABAENA; AUSTRALIA; BACTERIAL TOXINS; CARBON; CELL COUNT; CHARCOAL; CYANOBACTERIA; ENZYME-LINKED IMMUNOSORBENT ASSAY; EUTROPHICATION; FRESH WATER; MARINE TOXINS; MEMBRANES, ARTIFICIAL; MICROCYSTINS; MICROCYSTIS; MOLECULAR WEIGHT; POLYVINYLS; SAXITOXIN; SPECTROPHOTOMETRY, ULTRAVIOLET; ULTRAFILTRATION; WATER PURIFICATION;

CYANOBACTERIA;

EID: 79751532649     PISSN: 03043894     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.jhazmat.2010.12.049     Document Type: Article

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