Effects of ozonation and temperature on the biodegradation of natural organic matter in biological granular activated carbon filters

Drinking Water Engineering and Science

Volumn 4, Issue 1, 2011, Pages 25-35

  Van Der Aa, L T J ^a,b   Rietveld, L C ^b   Van Dijk, J C ^b  

^a Waternet   (Netherlands)

^b DELFT UNIVERSITY OF TECHNOLOGY   (Netherlands)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ACTIVATED CARBON; BIODEGRADATION; BIOGEOCHEMISTRY; CARBON DIOXIDE; DISSOLVED OXYGEN; GRANULAR MATERIALS; OZONE; OZONE WATER TREATMENT; OZONIZATION; TEMPERATURE;

ASSIMILABLE ORGANIC CARBON; DISSOLVED ORGANIC CARBON; GRANULAR ACTIVATED CARBONS; MULTIVARIATE LINEAR REGRESSIONS; NATURAL ORGANIC MATTERS; OXYGEN CONSUMPTION; REDUCTION DEGREE; WATER TEMPERATURES;

ORGANIC CARBON;

EID: 80052095535     PISSN: 19969457     EISSN: 19969465     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.5194/dwes-4-25-2011     Document Type: Article

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