Electrochemically activated water as an alternative to chlorine for decentralized disinfection

Journal of Water Supply: Research and Technology - AQUA

Volumn 60, Issue 4, 2011, Pages 210-218

  Ghebremichael, K ^a   Muchelemba, E ^a   Petrusevski, B ^a   Amy, G ^b  

^a UNESCO IHE INSTITUTE FOR WATER EDUCATION   (Netherlands)

^b KING ABDULLAH UNIVERSITY OF SCIENCE AND TECHNOLOGY   (Saudi Arabia)

Author keywords

Anolyte; Disinfection; E. coli; ECA; Sodium hypochlorite; THM

Indexed keywords

ANOLYTES; E. COLI; ECA; SODIUM HYPOCHLORITE; THM;

DISINFECTION; ESCHERICHIA COLI; HYDROMETALLURGY; ORGANIC CARBON; OZONE; SODIUM;

CHLORINE;

ANION; CHLORINE; CONCENTRATION (COMPOSITION); DISINFECTION; DISSOLVED ORGANIC CARBON; ELECTROCHEMICAL METHOD; ELECTROKINESIS; FECAL COLIFORM; HYDROXYL RADICAL; METHANE; OZONE; PH;

ESCHERICHIA COLI;

EID: 79958815247     PISSN: 00037214     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.2166/aqua.2011.034     Document Type: Article

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