Performance of small water treatment plants: The case study of Mutshedzi Water Treatment Plant

Physics and Chemistry of the Earth

Volumn 36, Issue 14-15, 2011, Pages 1151-1158

  Makungo, R ^a   Odiyo, J O ^a   Tshidzumba, N ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF VENDA   (South Africa)

Author keywords

Compliance; Mutshedzi; Performance; Small water treatment plants

Indexed keywords

CHEMICAL PARAMETERS; COMPLIANCE; COST RECOVERY; CRITICAL FUNCTIONS; DOMESTIC USE; DOMESTIC WATER USE; ELECTRICAL CONDUCTIVITY; HARMFUL SUBSTANCES; INFECTIOUS DISEASE; ITS EFFICIENCIES; MICROBIOLOGICAL QUALITY; MUTSHEDZI; PERFORMANCE; QUALITY OF WATER; RAW WATER; RURAL VILLAGES; SAMPLING PERIOD; SMALL WATER TREATMENT PLANTS; SOUTH AFRICA; TREATMENT CAPACITY; TURBIDITY METER; TURBIDITY VALUES; WATER QUALITY ANALYSIS;

ABSORPTION SPECTROSCOPY; ATOMIC ABSORPTION SPECTROMETRY; CHROMATOGRAPHY; DEPRECIATION; ELECTRIC CONDUCTIVITY; ION CHROMATOGRAPHY; PATHOGENS; TURBIDITY; WATER QUALITY; WATER SUPPLY; WATER TREATMENT PLANTS;

WATER TREATMENT;

COMPLIANCE; FLUORIDE; GUIDELINE; MICROBIOLOGY; PERFORMANCE ASSESSMENT; SAMPLING; TURBIDITY; WATER QUALITY; WATER SUPPLY; WATER TREATMENT;

SOUTH AFRICA;

EID: 80054056858     PISSN: 14747065     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.pce.2011.07.073     Document Type: Article

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