Predicting chlorine decay and THM formation in water supply systems

Reviews in Environmental Science and Biotechnology

Volumn 10, Issue 1, 2011, Pages 79-99

  Brown, Daniel ^a   Bridgeman, John ^a   West, John R ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF BIRMINGHAM   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Chlorine; Disinfection byproducts; Trihalomethanes; Water treatment

Indexed keywords

ANIMALIA;

EID: 79952742989     PISSN: 15691705     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s11157-011-9229-8     Document Type: Review

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