Spatio-temporal variation in trihalomethanes in New South Wales

Water Research

Volumn 45, Issue 17, 2011, Pages 5715-5726

  Summerhayes, Richard J ^a,e   Morgan, Geoffrey G ^a,d   Lincoln, Douglas ^a   Edwards, Howard P ^a   Earnest, Arul ^b   Rahman, Md Bayzidur ^c   Byleveld, Paul ^f   Cowie, Christine T ^g   Beard, John R ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF WOLLONGONG   (Australia)

^b DUKE NUS MEDICAL SCHOOL   (Singapore)

^c UNIVERSITY OF NEW SOUTH WALES   (Australia)

^d North Coast Area Health Service New South Wales Government Department of Health   (Australia)

^e SOUTHERN CROSS UNIVERSITY   (Australia)

^f New South Wales Government   (Australia)

^g WOOLCOCK INSTITUTE OF MEDICAL RESEARCH   (Australia)

Author keywords

Australia; Bromodichloromethane; Chloroform; Disinfection by products; Drought; Trihalomethanes

Indexed keywords

CATCHMENTS; CHLORINE COMPOUNDS; DROUGHT; GROUNDWATER; POTABLE WATER; RURAL AREAS; SURFACE WATERS; WATER DISTRIBUTION SYSTEMS;

AUSTRALIA; BROMODICHLOROMETHANE; DISINFECTION BY-PRODUCT; NEW SOUTH WALES , AUSTRALIA; SPATIAL AND TEMPORAL TRENDS; SPATIAL AND TEMPORAL VARIATION; SPATIO-TEMPORAL VARIATION; TRIHALOMETHANES;

WATER TREATMENT;

CHLOROFORM; DRINKING WATER; RAIN; TRIHALOMETHANE;

CHLOROFORM; DISINFECTION; DRINKING WATER; METROPOLITAN AREA; RAINFALL; SPATIOTEMPORAL ANALYSIS; WATER POLLUTION;

ARTICLE; AUSTRALIA; CHLORINATION; DROUGHT; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RURAL HYGIENE; SEASONAL VARIATION; WATER MANAGEMENT; WATER SUPPLY;

AUSTRALIA; NEW SOUTH WALES;

EID: 80053125080     PISSN: 00431354     EISSN: 18792448     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.watres.2011.08.045     Document Type: Article

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